CDC Web Pages and Data Vanish Following Trump’s DEI and Gender Orders
Vague federal directives have led to frantic action, and perhaps overreaction, before a Friday deadline.
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CDC purges STD and vaccine info after Trump gender order
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CDC site scrubs HIV content following Trump DEI policies
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Trump’s demands to drop DEI leads to deletion of unrelated federal pages
IRS handbook containing mentions of taxpayers’ ‘inequity’ and ‘inclusion’ have been wiped, WSJ reports. As the Trump administration continues to get rid of diversity programs throughout the ...The Guardian - 8h -
Trump’s gender ideology order isn't political — it’s needed to help women and girls
a of rising authoritarianism and weaponized gender violence, the West cannot afford to waver. Nations that value human rights must reaffirm their commitment to dignity and equality by grounding ...The Hill - 3d -
CDC staff told to stop communications with WHO after Trump's executive order
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Trump’s executive order on gender uses language pointing to ‘fetal personhood’
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Government webpages vanish under Trump, from DEI to reproductive rights
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Trump signs order saying gender cannot be changed
The president has vowed to use his post to fight elements of what conservatives have decried as "woke" culture.BBC News - Jan. 20
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