An HHS source says admin also RIFed entire Office of Population Affairs last night.
“Not a single staff person to run our nation's family planning program or the evidence-based teen pregnancy prevention program. The Office of Adolescent Health which nested within OPA functionally ceases to exist”

What this narrative conveniently ignores is that this regression on trans rights is the result of a decade long political strategy by the far right funded to the tune of over billion dollars. I'm not making this up, they literally wrote this exact strategy down in 2015. Every aspect of it.

The health risks remain—but our ability to address them weakens.

These insights arrive as increasingly hostile policies target transgender students. Without accurate data collection on gender identity, policymakers lose vital insights into health trends, making it harder to advocate for evidence-based solutions.

Can’t wait to start this journey together as we move through the Scholars Program, Ericka!