🚨 The CDC website is purging resources on LGBTQ+ health, diversity, equity, and health disparities. This is not just a bureaucratic change. It’s a dangerous decision with profound negative public health consequences. Let’s break down the harm this will cause. 🧵⬇️ - ThreadSky

boghuma.bsky.social • 23 days ago

🚨 The CDC website is purging resources on LGBTQ+ health, diversity, equity, and health disparities. This is not just a bureaucratic change. It’s a dangerous decision with profound negative public health consequences. Let’s break down the harm this will cause. 🧵⬇️

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merritmd.bsky.social•22 days ago

Thank you for this, Dr. Titanji. I appreciate you and your advocacy during these dark times.

getfitnbelean.bsky.social•23 days ago

"Someone at the CDC is purging the CDC website of resources"... fixed it for yah.

boghuma.bsky.social•23 days ago

True, either way bad.

getfitnbelean.bsky.social•23 days ago

Yes, but this actually isn't an institutional problem, this is a problem of individuals attacking our institutions, we need to focus on purging those individuals.

boghuma.bsky.social•22 days ago

I am just trying to do what I can to inform the public on the impact of what is happening regardless of who is doing it, the outcome is same.

ktdpi.bsky.social•22 days ago

This morning I texted a patient the CDC webpage on HIV testing because it had a nice graphic on the window periods for different types of HIV tests. That webpage is now gone.

boghuma.bsky.social•23 days ago

1/ #LGBTQ+ people already face significant health disparities—this includes higher rates of depression, anxiety, suicide, HIV, and barriers to healthcare access. These disparities are fueled by discrimination, stigma, and a lack of affirming health resources.

boghuma.bsky.social•23 days ago

2/ The now-purged CDC pages provided essential tools and evidence-based guidance to address these disparities, including:
🔹 Safe school practices for LGBTQ+ youth
🔹 Data on health disparities in LGBTQ+ populations
🔹 Tools to create inclusive healthcare and education environments.

boghuma.bsky.social•23 days ago

3/ Erasing these pages sends a clear signal: that LGBTQ+ health and considering equity and diversity are no longer a public health priority. It emboldens those who want to erase LGBTQ+ and minority identities from public discourse while removing life-saving information for those who need it.

boghuma.bsky.social•23 days ago

4/ Removing these resources will make it harder for teachers, school administrators, and healthcare providers to implement best practices that support LGBTQ+ youth. Schools need clear, evidence-based guidance to create safe and inclusive environments.

boghuma.bsky.social•23 days ago

5/ Without accessible CDC guidance, we risk:
🔹 Higher suicide rates due to lack of protective school policies
🔹 Increased bullying & discrimination with no clear guidelines for intervention
🔹 Limited access to affirming healthcare for LGBTQ+ youth, worsening health disparities

boghuma.bsky.social•23 days ago

6/ Broad elimination of resources on racial, ethnic, and economic health disparities means:
❌ Less focus on structural racism in healthcare
❌ Fewer tools for addressing barriers to healthcare access
❌ Silence on health inequities affecting Black, Indigenous, and Latinx communities.

hels-beastie.bsky.social•23 days ago

This is exactly the sort of studies Germany burned in the square

matteastnz.bsky.social•22 days ago

This⬆️ And we all know what happened next.

tashjoeza.bsky.social•22 days ago

Given how little R voters care about minorities, it'll be interesting to see if/when they realise those resources benefit even white folks, especially those in poor and under-resourced communities who are just voting cattle to the administration they love.

bbkayaker.bsky.social•23 days ago

I think we all know, that's their point.

Cruelty, destruction and death.

aeonflux.bsky.social•22 days ago

📌

tjmaxx8.bsky.social•23 days ago

One option: The Internet Time machine archives web sites content. Perhaps the pages just deleted can be recovered, and hosted somewhere safe for people to access this info when it is needed in the future?

bernicecb.bsky.social•22 days ago

📌

randomreader.bsky.social•22 days ago

Taxpayers funded the creation of that data and resources, and we have a right to access the information.

donnadeka.bsky.social•21 days ago

Too bad it will take several years of lawsuits to get a court order, which will probably be ignored.

ethicsshouldmatter.bsky.social•22 days ago

Anyone have access to download it

browder2neustadt.bsky.social•22 days ago

Death. Is the harm it will cause. Death.

misstrish.bsky.social•23 days ago

Excellent presentation, Doctor. Everyone should take the time and read it.

glamgal.bsky.social•22 days ago

CDC lost credibility with me as soon as it was completely politicized during Covid-19 by Felon 45 causing a shit ton of deaths. Here we are again.

jessicasunja.bsky.social•22 days ago

📌

prasad.bsky.social•22 days ago

thank you for sharing this thread

so painful to see all this hard work being undone and for the worst reasons

4holly.bsky.social•22 days ago

Back to a time when no research was done specifically on women’s health. It’s all about white men.

truth-n-science.bsky.social•22 days ago

majority hurting the minority coz they want to see ppl crawl back to them for help. not gonna happen.

darksparkler.bsky.social•22 days ago

Unfortunately this is just the tip of the iceberg on what they are planning. Check this out and spread the word, people need to be informed: https://youtu.be/5RpPTRcz1no?si=SEYABWlUBK8rY2rE

yunwen.bsky.social•22 days ago

Just removed from CDC and HRSA websites:
Fast Facts: HIV and Transgender People | HIV | CDC
Fast Facts: HIV in the US by Race and Ethnicity | HIV | CDC
Fast Facts: HIV in the United States | HIV | CDC
Gender Affirming Care in the RWHAP
Transgender Clients: HRSA's Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, 2022

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