Large sets of data are being scrubbed of references to transgender and LGBTQ+ people, among others, which could compromise their use in research.

Data from an expansive federal survey on youth behavioral habits, including their sexual orientation and gender identity, have been removed from the website of the CDC.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other federal health agencies on Friday took down webpages with information on HIV statistics and other data to comply with Trump administration orders on gender identity and diversity,

Health researchers began sharing warnings on social media several days ago, urging members of the community to make copies of federal data before the information was removed from the CDC website.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention appeared to take down webpages that related to gender identity and sexual orientation.