CDC Removes HIV And LGBTQ Data In Compliance With Order

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Recently, several US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention websites and datasets related to HIV, LGBTQ people, youth health behaviors, and more have been removed following an executive order from President Donald Trump. The order, titled 'Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,' mandates the federal government to recognize only two sexes, male and female.

A memo issued on January 29 by the US Office of Personnel Management instructed agency heads to eliminate all outward-facing media that promote gender ideology by a specified deadline. Failure to comply with the directive could result in severe consequences, as conveyed to staff by a senior health official.