T in LGBT acronym removed in many US intelligence documents as part of larger purge of "DEI" content

(makeup for week of 09/22)

As part of a broader campaign of purging “DEI” content from the government, US intelligence documents have removed the TQ from LGBTQ, leaving only LGB (lesbian, gay, bisexual) in the acronym. In conjunction with this, many documents have been scrubbed of any mention of transgender people, with phrases such as “anti-LGB grievances” becoming commonplace. This may seem out of the ordinary until you realize that Kristi Noem and Tulsi Gabbard are the secretary of homeland security and director of national intelligence, respectively, and they both hold extremely anti-trans views, with Noem actively pushing to discriminate against trans athletes in high school sports during her time as governor of South Dakota. Gabbard, another vocal opponent of the queer community at large, stated that trans people were “insanity and darkness”.

I’m not surprised by the sheer amount of anti-trans sentiment that the current administration has, and I’m especially not surprised by the fact that the combo of Kristi “Trans kids shouldn’t play sports” Noem and Tulsi “Harass people on Twitter” Gabbard harbor anti-trans sentiment, but I’m still immensely and utterly disappointed that this was even allowed to happen. Who allowed these people, who blatantly disregard the rights of other Americans, into a position in which you must serve the Constitution? Why is it trans people, and more specifically trans women that have to be affected by the government’s tirade against “DEI” content? The people of America and particularly the people in the government who claim to back the LGBTQIA+ community need to take a stand against what can plainly be called discrimination. This cannot continue.

Signing off,

Lily


Citations:

Perry, Sophie. “US Intelligence Removes the T from LGBT+ – Even in Reports of Pride Month Threats.” PinkNews, 25 Sept. 2025, www.thepinknews.com/2025/09/25/us-intelligence-trans-lgbtq/. 

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