QM Weekly Update for June 22, 2025
🏳️🌈✊🏿⚖️ On Monday, a federal judge ruled that President Trump’s cancellation of NIH research grants tied to “gender ideology” and DEI constitutes racial and anti-LGBTQ discrimination.
More information:
“Judge rules Trump’s NIH grant cuts reflect anti-LGBTQ+ bias and racial discrimination”
Health grant cancellation shows anti-LGBTQ+ bias, judge saus | Advocate.com
<p>The grants must be restored, says U.S. District Judge William Young.</p>
"Federal Judge Rules Trump’s NIH Cuts Are Rooted in Racism and Anti-LGBTQ+ Bias"
Federal Judge Rules Trump’s NIH Cuts Are Rooted in Racism and Anti-LGBTQ+ Bias | Them
Judge William Young declared the administration’s move to cancel hundreds of NIH grants “void and illegal.”
"Federal judge slams Trump’s anti-DEI orders as blatant anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination"
Federal judge slams Trump's anti-DEI orders as blatant anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination - LGBTQ Nation
“Have we fallen so low? Have we no shame?” the judge asked during a Monday hearing.
"Judge deems Trump's cuts to National Institutes of Health illegal"
Judge deems Trump's cuts to National Institutes of Health illegal
The federal judge said the NIH violated federal law by arbitrarily canceling more than $1 billion in research grants because of their perceived connection to DEI initiatives.
🏳️⚧️🪪⚖️ On Tuesday, a federal judge expanded the temporary injunction against the Trump administration’s ban on updating trans people’s passports with the correct gender marker to include nearly all trans people in the U.S., but the ACLU has recommended that people wait until the State Department issues directives to comply with the order before applying for an updated passport.
More information:
“Federal Judge Grants Class Status to Trans People in Passport Case In Massive Win”
"Judge expands block on Donald Trump's anti-trans, anti-nonbinary passport policy"
- https://www.advocate.com/news/judge-blocks-transphobic-passport-policy
ACLU interim guidance:
🏳️⚧️⚕️⚖️ On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in U.S. v. Skrmetti that states can ban gender-affirming care for trans youth.
More information:
“SCOTUS allows for Trans Discrimination in Medical Care: A Full Analysis of Today’s Ruling”
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https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/scotus-allows-for-trans-discrimination
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https://www.erininthemorning.com/p/scotus-allows-for-trans-discrimination
"BREAKING: Supreme Court rules states can ban gender-affirming care for youth in U.S. v. Skrmetti"
"Supreme Court issues devastating ruling for trans youth in Tennessee gender-affirming care ban case"
"5 takeaways from the Supreme Court ruling on gender-affirming care "
"Supreme Court Rules States Can Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth"
"What the Supreme Court’s Gender-Affirming Care Decision Means For You: Everything We Know About How Skrmetti Will Impact Your Healthcare"
"Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights"
🏳️🌈☎️📜 On Wednesday, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration announced that the 988 suicide hotline’s LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services lifeline will shut down on July 17th.
More information:
“Trump Administration to close LGBTQ+ youth suicide hotline in 30 days”
"Trump administration removing 988 hotline service tailored to LGBTQ+ youth in July"
🏳️🌈🦠💉 On Wednesday, the FDA approved a twice-per-year injection which lowers the risk of HIV infection by 96%, which is currently priced at $14,109 per injection.
More information:
“FDA approves breakthrough drug that reduces the risk of contracting HIV by 96%”
"FDA approves twice-a-year HIV prevention drug that could help end the virus worldwide"
🏳️🌈👩🏽⚕ Research published earlier this month found that lesbian, gay, and bisexual medical students are more likely to leave medical school than non-LGB students, potentially due to discrimination in training environments, and Hispanic LGB medical students are more likely to leave than any other group.
More information:
"Lesbian, gay, and bi medical students more likely to leave school than straight peers: study"
- https://www.advocate.com/news/lgb-medical-students-leave-school
"Intersectionality of Sexual Orientation, Race, and Ethnicity in Medical School Attrition"