"This wasn't a budget decision - it was ideological."
"These are the programs that centered reproductive and queer health, and now they're gone."
"Can confirm RIFs have begun and they are substantial. These are RIFs, not furloughs."
"the first time that the office itself is being cut."
The Trump administration initiated widespread layoffs across the Department of Health and Human Services and removed the Office of Population Affairs, which managed numerous public health initiatives including programs serving reproductive and LGBTQ+ communities. Leadership framed the cuts as ideological rather than budget-driven, with Russ Vought and Project 2025 driving reduction efforts and labeling targeted agencies as "Democrat Agencies." The Office of Management and Budget announced a "Reduction in Force" and confirmed permanent firings rather than temporary furloughs. Former administration officials and public health staff noted that programs centered on reproductive and queer health have been eliminated.
Read at LGBTQ Nation
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]