The Trump administration's executive orders aimed at curtailing diversity initiatives and defining biological sex as the sole basis for identification have led to the removal of over 8,000 web pages from federal government websites. These actions affect various agencies, including the CDC and Census Bureau, as they work to meet the deadline imposed by the administration. While executive orders have the force of law, their legitimacy rests on constitutional grounds, and some have faced legal challenges. This situation highlights significant changes in governmental approaches to gender and diversity issues.
In one case, the result has been the removal of a passage about sexism in science from the online biography of astronomer Vera Rubin.
According to a New York Times analysis, more than 8,000 web pages across a dozen federal websites have been taken down to meet the Friday afternoon deadline.
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