I can’t speak for OP, but my feeling is that many people think it went too far and hiring is still sexist, racist just in the other direction.
I believe that in an ideal world, race and sexual orientation should not be seen as something negative and just be an attribute, an attribute completely irrelevant for hiring.
I am 6’4 and I am baffled by that argument. Not being “discriminatory” against pilot height is not the most important design choice in an airplane.
What about a 7 feet tall person? Would it also be “discriminatory” if they can’t be a pilot?