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Democrats victorious as new federal budget excludes GOP’s anti-LGBTQ+ wish list
Republicans tried to insert over 40 anti-LGBTQ+ provisions — all but one failed.
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Republicans have delayed over $1 billion in funding for a critical HIV prevention program
The delay comes as a result of backhanded Republican maneuvers and abuse of bureaucratic processes.
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Bush Institute warns GOP that ending critical HIV program could cost millions of lives
The GOP has been using the revolutionary program as a bargaining chip in budget negotiations, claiming it really just promotes abortion and LGBTQ+ rights.
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Rep. Barbara Lee says PEPFAR is “in peril” amid conservative attacks and looming government shutdown
The widely hailed Bush-era HIV/AIDS program’s reauthorization is set to lapse October 1.
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George W. Bush says real “pro-life” Republicans wouldn’t defund his HIV program
The program has saved over 25 million lives. Republicans want to kill it.
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HIV activists arrested at U.S. Capitol after sit-in at Kevin McCarthy’s office
The PEPFAR program has saved over 25 million lives. Republicans want to kill it, but activists are fighting back.
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Rep. Maxine Waters skewers GOP colleagues for trying to gut HIV/AIDS programs
She accused the GOP of endangering “the lives of millions of people around the world.”
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USAID releases its first-ever “LGBTQI+-inclusive” plan for foreign aid
The policy is a blueprint for USAID to champion LGBTQ+ and intersex rights around the world.
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Anti-abortion politics are threatening a vital HIV prevention program
The Family Research Council calls PEPFAR a massive slush fund for abortion and LGBTQ+ advocacy. It has saved countless lives.
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State Department issues travel warning for Uganda about “blackmail & violence” to LGBTQ+ people
Even people who may be perceived as LGBTQ+ are being warned about the country after it passed its Kill the Gays bill.
