CDC Indefinitely Postponed LGBT Youth Health Summit After Election
Source: Talking Points Memo
By ALLEGRA KIRKLAND Published JANUARY 26, 2017, 12:51 PM EDT
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly and indefinitely postponed planning for an LGBT youth health summit after Donald Trump’s election to the White House, a source at the agency told TPM.
“This was supposed to be a big deal,” said the source, who requested anonymity given the politically sensitive nature of the cancellation. “They had a whole communications team on it, it was going to be on Facebook live. The intention was to plan a 5-year agenda.”
Copies of internal planning documents provided to TPM refer to a one-day gathering in which “national leaders” would meet at the CDC’s Roybal campus in Atlanta in order “to address the health and well-being of LGBTQ youth.” The source told TPM that staffers were first informed about the event in late September and weekly planning meetings were held through the week of the election.
TPM made multiple attempts to obtain comment from the CDC about the event, but no additional information was forthcoming.
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Not a good trend, to say the least.
