State Department Travel Safety Website Removes Recognition of Trans People
Briefly

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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