Diversity in the workplace is a work issue.
If that’s political, well, work _is_ political too (and even work organization becomes quickly political).
If that’s political, well, work _is_ political too (and even work organization becomes quickly political).
Healthy work issues are centered around whatever's going to help the company succeed. People want coworkers who produce and are positive. It affects everybody's livelihood.
That's the whole point. Cutting oneself out of society, being a person or a group, has never been a good idea in the long run.