Trump Administration Attacks Diversity Policies in First 100 Days

During the first 100 days of his latest term, President Donald Trump launched a sweeping rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies, reversing decades of efforts to address historical injustices faced by marginalized communities. Key actions included revoking a landmark 1965 executive order on equal employment, defunding agencies and research supporting minority and women-owned businesses, and cutting health programs focused on LGBTQI+, racial, and ethnic disparities. The administration argued that DEI initiatives were themselves discriminatory and undermined merit, a position that alarmed civil rights advocates who warn these measures erase longstanding progress. Trump's directives extended to curtailing HIV and LGBTQI+ health research, rescinding sexual orientation and gender identity nondiscrimination regulations, and ending key HIV prevention efforts both domestically and abroad. Critics, including advocacy leaders, have described these moves as a return to exclusionary policies and a threat to foundational democratic principles. While supporters claim the policies correct an overemphasis on identity, opponents label them as advancing a "white supremacist's agenda."