The U.S. State Department has issued a memo stating that the Donald Trump's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) will now only provide HIV-prevention medications, such as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), to pregnant and breastfeeding women (PBFW), excluding other high-risk groups such as LGBTQ+ people, sex workers, and individuals at greater risk of contracting HIV.
The Trump administration has faced backlash after initially halting the distribution of life-saving HIV medications under the U.S. government's global HIV/AIDS initiative, PEPFAR (President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief).
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has directed the State Department to halt the processing of passport applications that request an "X" gender marker, a designation used by many transgender and non-binary individuals.
