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The nation's health department is taking steps to dismantle LGBT
health initiatives, as political appointees have halted or
rolled back regulations intended to protect LGBT workers and
patients, removed LGBT-friendly language from documents and
reassigned the senior adviser dedicated to LGBT health.

The sharp reversal from Obama-era policies carries implications
for a population that's been historically vulnerable to
discrimination in health care settings, say LGBT health
advocates. A Health Affairs study last year found that many LGBT
individuals have less access to care than heterosexuals; in a
Harvard-Robert Wood Johnson-NPR survey one in six LGBT
individuals reported experiencing discrimination from doctors or
at a clinic.

The Trump administration soon after taking office also moved to
change the agency's LGBT-related health data collection, a
window into health status and discrimination. Last month it
established a new religious liberty division to defend health
workers who have religious objections to treating LGBT patients.

The changes at the Department of Health and Human Services
represent "rapid destruction of so much of the progress on LGBT
health," said Kellan Baker, a researcher at the Johns Hopkins
School of Public Health who worked with HHS on LGBT issues for
nearly a decade. “It’s only a matter of time before all the
gains made under the Obama administration are reversed under the
Trump administration, for purposes that have nothing to do with
public health and have everything to do with politics.”

The policy reversals also come after President Donald Trump
repeatedly pledged during his campaign that he would support
LGBT causes. "Thank you to the LGBT community!" Trump tweeted in
June 2016. "I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more
people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs."

The Trump administration defended its approach to LGBT health as
part of its broader health care strategy.

"The policies of the Trump administration are intended to
improve the lives of all Americans, including the LGBTQ
community," White House principal deputy press secretary Raj
Shah said in a statement. "Through actions aimed at making
health care more affordable, rolling back burdensome
regulations, and combating the opioid crisis, the administration
is working to ensure a healthier America."

Get rid of all faggots and faggot advocates.

https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/19/trump-lgbt-rights- discrimination-353774
 

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