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lgbtq
Trump administration
Trump admin axes non-discrimination policies
On Tuesday January 12, during Donald Trump’s last days in office, the US Department of Health and Human Services finalised regulations which would allow government funded social-service providers to discriminate against LGBTQ+ people. According to NBC News, the 77-page ruling retracts anti-discrimination policies made during Obama’s presidency which legally required social-service agencies to refrain from discrimination on the basis of sex, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity.
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The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country consisting of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions. At 3.8 million square miles (9.8 million km2), it is the world's third- or fourth-largest country by total area. Most of the country is located in central North America between Canada and Mexico. With an estimated population of over 328 million, the U.S. is the third most populous country in the world (after China and India). The capital is Washington, D.C., and the most populous city is New York City.