""It's not even about Democrats versus Republicans, it's about this country and what we stand for. They're putting America in reverse, to a pre-1960s world. You've got the Supreme Court talking about getting rid of the Voting Rights Act, that may happen in just a matter of months. They're rewriting history, censoring historical facts. It's an unbelievable moment. All this anti-woke stuff is just anti-Black,""
"Last month, the government was ordered to restore webpages on gender identity and DEI, as part of a court settlement, with district court judge Lauren King ordering the Department of Health and Human Services to reinstate hundreds of pages that had been removed from government websites under orders from the president. Nine medical organisations and public health not-for-profit groups sued the government after Trump issued an executive order in January"
Anti-woke rhetoric is characterized as anti-Black and as driving a rollback of civil rights toward a pre-1960s America. Concerns include potential Supreme Court actions to undo the Voting Rights Act and efforts described as rewriting history and censoring historical facts. The administration's initiatives target critical race theory, ESG and DEI programs and are framed as a real-time "great purge." A court ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to restore hundreds of webpages on gender identity and DEI that had been removed under presidential orders. Nine medical organizations and public-health nonprofits sued after an executive order directed removal of pages on gender identity, HIV prevention and advice for marginalized groups. Support for trans and LGBTQ+ rights has included criticism of drag bans and enactment of protections for LGBTQ+ youth.
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