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Judge Orders CDC to Restore Deleted LGBTQ Health Page

5/23/2026

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CDC removed the “Safer Sex, Social Gatherings, and Monkeypox” page, which now returns a “page not found” error.
Judge John D. Bates ordered the administration to restore the deleted LGBTQ+ health pages, a directive the CDC’s removal appears to violate.
Experts say the deletion reflects ideological censorship that endangers LGBTQ+ public-health safety.
Human Rights Campaign spokesperson Jared Todd warned that erasing vetted LGBTQ+ guidance deepens mistrust of federal health agencies.

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Story summary

CDC removed the “Safer Sex, Social Gatherings, and Monkeypox” page, which now returns a “page not found” error.
Judge John D. Bates ordered the administration to restore the deleted LGBTQ+ health pages, a directive the CDC’s removal appears to violate.
Experts say the deletion reflects ideological censorship that endangers LGBTQ+ public-health safety.
Human Rights Campaign spokesperson Jared Todd warned that erasing vetted LGBTQ+ guidance deepens mistrust of federal health agencies.