LOADING ERROR LOADINGThe Trump administration’s anti-LGBTQ+ agenda is all over its proposed federal budget for next year, with related cuts suggested at nearly every federal department, totaling billions of dollars. AdvertisementThe federal budget needs approval from Congress before it becomes final, and changes are likely. The budget proposes devastating cuts to gender-affirming care and HIV services, as well as to grant programs, universities and nonprofits that support LGBTQ+ people. AdvertisementPresident Donald Trump has already significantly limited federal funding for gender-affirming care, and more than 40 hospitals have shuttered services for transgender youth amid federal pressure. Next year’s proposal would result in even more severe cuts to HIV programs — a reduction in $1.9 billion for HIV-specific services domestically and abroad.

Source: Huffington Post April 10, 2026 13:22 UTC