We're still fighting on World AIDS Day because Trump is still murdering people with HIV - LGBTQ Nation

"World AIDS Day was created in 1988 by the World Health Organization as an international commemoration of those we have lost to HIV/AIDS and to celebrate the advancements we have achieved in education, prevention, treatment, and care. Until 2025, the United States has always joined other nations in tribute of World AIDS Day to raise awareness of the continuing threat to public health."

"In a patently cruel and malicious move, however, the Trump administration, through its State Department, announced that it will no longer commemorate December 1 as World AIDS Day, even though Trump commemorated the day each year during his first presidential term. The New York Times reported that the State Department told employees they may not publicly promote the day "through any communication channels, including social media, media engagements, speeches, or other public-facing messaging.""

"In addition, though Trump ordered a suspension of federal government activities and events related to Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month, Juneteenth, LGBTQ Pride Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and other "special observances" to conform with his executive order+ and his role back of all diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, Trump has specifically proclaimed his own commemorative "special observances" including:"

World AIDS Day was created in 1988 by the World Health Organization to commemorate those lost to HIV/AIDS and to celebrate advancements in education, prevention, treatment, and care. Until 2025, the United States joined other nations in observance to raise awareness of the ongoing public health threat. In 2025 the State Department announced that it will no longer commemorate December 1 as World AIDS Day and told employees not to promote the day through public communication channels. Federal activities and events for several observances were suspended under an executive order and a rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Alternative presidential proclamations include Anti-Communism Week and Leif Erikson Day.

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