US will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, reports say

[The Grand Illuminist]

Source: The Guardian

For the first time since 1988, the US government will no longer commemorate World Aids Day, according to reports.

The state department has directed its employees and grant recipients not to use US government funds to mark the event – which falls annually on 1 December – and not to promote the day publicly. The news was first reported by the journalist Emily Bass and confirmed in an email viewed by the New York Times.

Employees and grantees could still “tout the work” on Aids being done through various programs “to counter this dangerous disease and other infectious diseases around the world”, the email reportedly said. They may also attend events related to the commemoration.

But they should “refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day through any communication channels, including social media, media engagements, speeches or other public-facing messaging”.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/27/world-aids-day

[Henry203]

1. White mam whining day will replace it.

[muriel_volestrangler]

2. Just "will not commemorate for the next four Days", I hope

Once there's a non-bigoted president in charge again, it should be marked again. Hell, if it started in 1988, that means Reagan marked it once. That shows you how far into hatred this regime has sunk.

[mahina]

3. One grotesque insult to the people after the next.

[oasis]

4. Because "awareness" is considered "wokeness"?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. And in the "Least Surprising News of All Time" Category, the winner is:

Link to tweet

[COL Mustard]

6. I guess we'll have to celebrate it individually then.

Watch out for my red marker!

[milestogo]

7. I'm guessing this admin thinks its "too gay".

They make George W Bush look progressive.

[J_William_Ryan]

8. 'But they should "refrain from publicly promoting World Aids Day..."'

This is the stupidity of the bigoted, fascist right.

[CaptainTruth]

9. No, the US WILL commemorate World Aids Day. Traitor Trump & his anti-American cult may not.

Screw them all.

[EuterpeThelo]

10. But I bet

he'd be happy to rock out on World Syphilis Day, seeing as the affliction he insultingly described as his version of Vietnam certainly seems to be coming home to roost these days.

[KPN]

13. Big Daddy Idi Amin! L 'il Donnie's prototype.

[ificandream]

11. Nothing but hate from this jerk.

The day he leaves office will be a day of supreme liberation.

[KPN]

12. Why? Hate!

So frigging disgustingly depraved. Evil at its root.

[SunSeeker]

14. In keeping with the GOP belief that "if we don't talk about it, it will go away."