Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Anti-LGBTQ+ Executive Orders, Protecting Nonprofit Funding. A California judge issued a preliminary injunction halting three executive orders threatening federal funding for LGBTQ+ nonprofits, citing unconstitutional targeting of protected communities. The ruling protects crucial funding for organizations providing vital services and upholding hard-won LGBTQ+ rights
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Anti-LGBTQ+ Executive Orders: A preliminary injunction halts three executive orders targeting LGBTQ+ rights and DEI initiatives, following a lawsuit by nine nonprofits, including the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. The ruling prevents the Trump administration from withholding federal funding based on these policies
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Executive Orders Targeting LGBTQ+ Nonprofits: A preliminary injunction halts three executive orders that threatened to defund organizations serving LGBTQ+ communities, citing unconstitutional use of federal funds to suppress protected groups and ideas. The ruling prevents the weaponization of Congressionally appropriated funds to discriminate against protected communities and reinforces the limits of executive power
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Federal judge blocks Trump-era executive orders targeting LGBTQ+ funding, preventing the government from withholding funds from nonprofits supporting diversity and transgender individuals. The nationwide injunction remains in effect pending appeal
On his first day in office, President Trump issued executive orders restricting federal recognition to two sexes (male and female), prohibiting the promotion of "gender ideology" (a term targeting transgender rights), and eliminating federal funding for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. This action immediately jeopardized funding for numerous LGBTQ+ nonprofits, leading to legal challenges and a subsequent federal injunction blocking these discriminatory orders
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Anti-LGBTQ+ Funding Cuts, Saving Millions for Nonprofits. Following executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and transgender rights, a preliminary injunction halted the cancellation of hundreds of thousands, even millions, in federal funding for impacted nonprofits
Federal Funding Cut for Transgender Assault Survivor Support: DOJ Terminates $749,000 Grant to Wisconsin Nonprofit FORGE
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Funding Cuts to LGBTQ+ Nonprofits: A $1 million CDC grant to the Los Angeles LGBT Center, focused on mitigating STIs among LGBTQ+ communities, was abruptly terminated following a Trump executive order. This action, part of a broader attack on LGBTQ+ rights and diversity initiatives, was halted by a preliminary injunction
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Anti-LGBTQ+ Funding Cuts, Protecting Essential Services. A preliminary injunction halts executive orders targeting nonprofits serving transgender and BIPOC communities, preventing devastating budget cuts—up to 50% for some organizations—that impacted vital services like HIV medication, food, and housing. The ruling safeguards LGBTQ+ rights and ensures continued support for crucial community programs
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“So let’s be really clear about what the bottom line of these cuts is. People will die. People don’t have any place to live, don’t have a place to live, adequate nutrition. We consider this a life and death lawsuit,” he added.
Over the last six months, advocacy groups have sounded the alarms as Trump has leveraged executive orders to withhold federal funding from universities, nonprofits and medical institutions that specifically service people of color and transgender communities and to scrub federal websites that include data, research, history on those groups.
Already, HIV advocates worry that the Trump administration’s cuts to the CDC and termination of hundreds of federal research grants on treatment and prevention has reversed the momentum of the decadeslong fight to end the epidemic.
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