The recent changes to the State Department's travel safety website have focused exclusively on LGB travelers, completely omitting transgender individuals from consideration. This transformation has involved not just a shift in terminology, but also the removal of essential guidance that previously helped transgender and queer travelers assess risks in different countries. The alterations reflect a broader government initiative that includes purges of transgender-related health information from multiple federal agencies, revealing a deliberate attempt to diminish the representation of transgender individuals.
The State Department's travel safety website for LGBTQIA+ travelers has been altered to focus solely on LGB travelers, erasing transgender-specific guidance.
This systematic erasure extends to health information removed from several federal agencies, reflecting a government-wide purge of references to transgender people.
Federal agencies have been instructed to retract journal articles containing 'forbidden terms' such as 'transgender,' illustrating a concerted effort to diminish visibility.
The page no longer reads as a guideline for 'LGBTQI+ travelers' and simply reads 'LGB travelers,' indicating a disregard for the existence of transgender individuals.
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