 Díaz formed Christian Community Neighborhood Church; as of 2017, he remains a pastor of that church.In 1993, Díaz was appointed to serve on New York City's Civilian Complaint Review Board.In 1994, while on the Civilian Complaint Review Board, Díaz was critical of the city hosting the Gay Games, claiming that doing so would lead to an increase in AIDS cases and to wider acceptance of homosexuality by young people.