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Trump officials take down federal sites of LGBTQ+ material
As of Friday, other unrelated LGBTQ+ content was taken down too, including a tool the CDC uses to measure data on sexually transmitted infections.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – It was a massive change that hit many federal websites on Friday as LGBTQ+ material was purged, as well as public health data.
What we know:
The orders to purge these sites came down from the Oval Office.
The nearly two-week-old second Trump administration wiped content clean from sites under the DHHS umbrella, which includes the Centers for Disease Control and National Institutes of Health.
Local perspective:
Emme Zanotti with Equality Michigan says LGBTQ+ folks are already reeling with other executive orders that targeted their community. Now they have another hit of news.
“Color me shocked, right? The president is attacking the LGBTQ community again. This is a war he started waging when he was campaigning and now he’s making good on promises he made to his base,” Zanotti said. “They try to wordsmith, they try to delete things, they try to erase us essentially, but you can’t do that. Trans people and LGBTQ people have been here since the beginning of time, and that’s just evidenced by me standing here today.”
As of Friday, other unrelated LGBTQ+ content was taken down too, including a tool the CDC uses to measure data on sexually transmitted infections.
Another tool was also removed that was meant to study natural disaster response, and there’s no more access to a tracking system on the health-related behavior of high schoolers.
“It’s really disappointing to see. We’re going to see how all of this continues to play out, and we’re not going to issue any knee-jerk reactions to the long-term impact until we learn more,” Zanotti continued.
What we don’t know:
It is unclear if this is temporary or permanent.
FOX 2 reached out to the CDC for comment but got no response.