At the direction of the Trump administration, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its agencies have removed various webpages containing information on topics including adolescent health, LGBTQ+ rights, and HIV. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) no longer hosts multiple pages referencing LGBTQ+ health.
A webpage from the HHS Office for Civil Rights detailing LGBTQ+ rights in healthcare settings has also been taken down. Additionally, the website of the National Institutes of Health’s Office for Sexual & Gender Minority Research is no longer accessible. These pages remain available through the Internet Archive. Other removals include CDC’s AtlasPlus, an interactive tool with surveillance data on HIV, viral hepatitis, STDs, and TB.
A webpage providing information on HIV testing is also no longer available.
The CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index, which assesses community resilience during natural disasters, has been removed as well. In response, the Infectious Diseases Society of America stated that the removal of these resources creates a gap in scientific information and data monitoring for disease outbreaks. The organization emphasized the importance of access to this information for healthcare professionals and public health efforts related to HIV and infectious diseases.
Any who voted for this administration needs to know, that they members of the LGBTQ community, sick, scared, and dead.
And I hope these posts are a daily reminder of the damage you voted for.