Vermont Clinicians Secure LGBTQ Data Win

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS — LGBTQ Health News

MONTPELIER, VT — (September 3, 2025) — The Vermont Medical Society (VMS) and eight other medical and public health organizations declared victory this week after securing a legal settlement requiring the federal government to restore thousands of public health webpages that were removed earlier this year.

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On August 27, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) agreed to reinstate the deleted content, which included crucial data on LGBTQ health, reproductive health, vaccine guidance, HIV/AIDS research, and clinical trials. The information was removed in January under a Trump administration directive.

According to Bloomberg Business News, an HHS spokesman said the agency “remains committed to its mission of removing radical gender and DEI ideology from federal programs, subject to applicable law, to ensure taxpayer dollars deliver meaningful results for the American people.”

The policy shift stems from a January 20 executive order signed by President Donald Trump directing federal agencies to strip all statements that “promote or otherwise inculcate gender ideology.” Healthcare groups argued the order erased vital resources for clinicians, researchers, and patients.

The case, Washington State Medical Association et al. v. Kennedy et al., was filed by national and state-level medical groups representing doctors, nurses, pediatricians, researchers, and public health advocates. Plaintiffs warned that blocking access to science-based health data endangered patient care and policymaking.

“Vermont clinicians are celebrating this clear win for science and evidence,” said Dr. Katie Marvin, president of the Vermont Medical Society. “Access to public health data saves lives by helping patients make informed decisions and ensuring resources reach the communities that need them most.”

The nine plaintiffs included:

Washington State Medical Association
Washington State Nurses Association
Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
AcademyHealth
Association of Nurses in AIDS Care
Fast-Track Cities Institute
International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
National LGBT Cancer Network
Vermont Medical Society

Defendants named in the suit included HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., along with the leaders of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Food and Drug Administration, Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Office of Personnel Management.

This settlement marks a major legal milestone for LGBTQ health advocates and underscores the ongoing battle over federal control of science-based data.

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