On April 24, 2025, the Human Rights Campaign organized a die-in in front of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to protest significant cuts to health programs by the Trump administration. These cuts jeopardize services that address crucial health issues like HIV prevention, mental health, and substance use, disproportionately affecting marginalized communities, particularly Black and Latiné LGBTQ+ individuals. During the protest, participants symbolically lay on the ground, representing the lives at risk due to these funding reductions, emphasizing the lethal impact on public health and well-being.
The cuts target programs and research on a wide variety of social and public health issues... will result in far-reaching, deadly consequences for the LGBTQ+ community.
With the elimination of 10,000 HHS employees, programs being cut include STI and HIV surveillance and response teams... and HIV public awareness campaigns.
Over 100 participants fell to the ground, symbolizing the thousands of LGBTQ+ individuals who will die because of the Trump administration's actions.
The Human Rights Campaign held a 'die-in' Thursday... to protest the Trump administration's cuts to HHS programs.
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