The Trump administration has acted to ditch data collection on sexuality from a national survey.
Since Trump took power in January, there has been a rapid shift in policy on LGBT issues.
The Department of Education has reversed civil rights protections for transgender people, the Attorney General has shelved government opposition to North Carolina’s anti-LGBT law, and even the White House ditched a website section on LGBT issues.
This week, it has been revealed that the Trump administration’s
Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) no run by anti-gay homophobe Dr, Ben Carson, also appears to have
deprioritized LGBT issues.
The Administration for Community Living removed a question about
sexual orientation from the National Survey of Older Americans Act
Participants (NSOAAP), an annual national survey of recipients of
services for elderly people.
Removing the question on sexual orientation was the only change made to the survey.
HRC Government Affairs Director David Stacy said: “Today, there are
an estimated 1.5 million LGBTQ seniors in America. This is an extremely
vulnerable population, many of whom will have to face the challenges of
advanced age or illness without the traditional support systems and
legal protections that other seniors can take for granted.
“If we do not collect data on LGBTQ seniors, policymakers and advocates can not know the extent of the problems they face.
“HRC implores the Trump Administration to add this crucial question
back to the NSOAAP and expand their questions to include data collection
on gender identity.”
The question has been removed despite data being collected on the issue for three years without controversy.
According to HRC it comes after the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) withdrew two notices impacting LGBTQ people.
The first notice withdrew a requirement for emergency shelters
receiving HUD funding to post information about LGBTQ people’s rights to
access shelter safely and in accordance with their gender identity.
The second notice withdrew critical data collection and
implementation guidelines for a homelessness prevention initiative
targeting LGBTQ youth.
1 comment:
This shit is not making America great--and everybody with any sense knows it. Trump voters are walking zombies. Impeach this administration now!
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