The censorship of women under Trump
Donald Trump, a man whose attitudes towards women has been questioned many times throughout his career, is now one of the most powerful people in the world.  When he won his way back into office in November 2024 there were concerns over how women would suffer from it, but nobody expected him to strip it down to the core and censor language.
By Amy Rawlings
31 May 2025

The Trump administration has now banned over hundreds of gender and diversity based words from being used on public websites and even school criteria to try and combat the “woke agenda.”

The list is expanding, ranging from terms as simple and “female” to “inclusiveness” and “Native American.” The ban removes all references to women and diversity but also bans terms surrounding healthcare and climate change.

But it doesn’t stop there, U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists have already been told to stop using the terms “women”, “elderly” and “disabled” through a circulated file named “prohibited words.”

The word ban is already in place across hundreds of government websites and an article by the New York Times found more than 250 federal agency websites containing evidence of amendments or deletions of the words present on the list, with words removed crossed out in red and added words underlined in green.

However, it has extended beyond websites…

HIV resources have been removed from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regardless of if they have used the banned words or “gender ideology” and Public Health experts have said the removal of terms will impact how they address medical issues. This will certainly disproportionately impact women.

The White House has denied creating a list of banned words but has instead decided to leave it to federal agencies to choose how to comply with executive orders that eliminates diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.

The words listed below are amongst the banned words.

abortionideology
accessibleimmigrants
accessibilityimplicit bias
activismimplicit biases
activistsinclusion
advocacyinclusive
advocateinclusive leadership
advocatesinclusiveness
affirming careinclusivity
affordable homeincrease diversity
affordable housingincrease the diversity
agricultural waterindigenous
agrivoltaicsindigenous community/people
air pollutioninequalities
all-inclusiveinequality
allyshipinequitable
alternative energyinequities
anti-racisminjustice
antiracistinstitutional
integration
asexualintersectional
assigned at birthintersectionality
assigned female at birthintersex
assigned male at birthissues concerning pending legislation
at riskjustice40
autismkey groups
aviation fuelkey people
barrierkey populations
barriersLatinx
belonglesbian
biasLGBT
biasedLGBTQ
Biased towardlow-emission vehicle
biaseslow-income housing
Biases towardsmale dominated
bioenergymarginalize
biofuelmarginalized
biogasmarijuana
biomethanemeasles
biologically femalemembrane filtration
biologically malemen who have sex with men
bipocmental health
bisexualmethane emissions
Blackmicroplastics
black and latinxmigrant
breastfeed + peopleminorities
breastfeed + personminority
Cancer Moonshotminority serving institution
carbon emissions mitigationmost risk
carbon footprintmsm
carbon marketsmulticultural
carbon pricingMx
carbon sequestrationMSI
CECNative American
changing climateNCI budget
net-zero
chestfeed + peoplenon-binary
chestfeed + personnonbinary
noncitizen
clean energynon-conforming
clean fuelnonpoint source pollution
clean powernuclear energy
clean waternuclear power
climateobesity
climate accountabilityopioids
climate changeoppression
climate-changeoppressive
climate crisisorientation
climate consultingpansexual
climate modelsPCB
climate modelpeanut allergies
climate resiliencepeople-centered care
climate riskpeople of color
climate sciencepeople + uterus
climatesmartperson-centered
climate smart agricultureperson-centered care
climate smart forestryphotovoltaic
climate variabilityPFAS
commercial sex workerPFOA
communitypolarization
community diversitypolitical
community equitypollution
confirmation biaspollution abatement
contaminants of environmental concernpollution remediation
continuumprefabricated housing
Covid-19pregnant people
cultural competencepregnant person
cultural differencespregnant persons
cultural heritageprejudice
Cultural relevanceprivilege
cultural sensitivityprivileges
culturally appropriatepromote
culturally responsivepromote diversity
definitionpromoting diversity
DEIpronoun
DEIApronouns
DEIABprostitute
DEIJpyrolysis
dieselqueer
dietary guidelines/ultraprocessed foodsQT
disabilitiesrace
disabilityrace and ethnicity
disabledracial
disadvantagedracial diversity
discriminatedracial identity
discriminationracial inequity
discriminatoryracial justice
discussion of federal policiesracially
disparityracism
diverserunoff
diverse backgroundsrural water
diverse communitiessafe drinking water
diverse communityscience-based
diverse groupsediment remediation
diverse groupssegregation
diversifiedself-assessed
diversifysense of belonging
diversifyingsex
diversitysexual preferences
diversity and inclusionsexuality
diversity/equity effortssocial justice
social vulnerability
EEJsocio cultural
EJsociocultural
entitlementsocio economic
equalitysocioeconomic status
equitablesoil pollution
equitablenesssolar energy
equitysolar power
elderlyspecial populations
electric vehiclestem cell or fetal tissue research
energy conversionstereotype
enhance the diversitystereotypes
enhancing diversitysubsidized housing
environmental justicesustainable construction
environmental qualitysystemic
equal opportunitythey/them
equalitytile drainage
equitabletopics of federal investigations
equitablenesstopics that have received recent attention from Congress
equitytopics that have received widespread or critical media attention
ethanoltrans
ethnicitytransgender
evidence-basedtransitional housing
excludedtransexual
exclusiontrauma
expressiontraumatic
femaletribal
femalestwo-spirit
feminismunconscious bias
fetusunder appreciated
field drainageunderprivileged
fluorideunder represented
fostering inclusivityunderrepresentation
fuel cellunderrepresented
GBVunderserved
gayunder served
genderunderstudied
gender basedundervalued
gender based violencevaccines
gender diversityvictim
gender identityvictims
gender ideologyvulnerable
gender-affirming carevulnerable populations
genderedwater collection
genderswater conservation
geothermalwater distribution
GHG emissionwater efficiency
GHG monitoringwater management
GHG modelingwater pollution
global warmingwater storage
green
identity
green infrastructurewater treatment
greenhouse gas emissionwater quality
groundwater pollutionwind power
Gulf of Mexicowoman
H5N1/bird fluwomen
hatewomen and underrepresented
hate speechhealth disparity
hispanichealth equity
hispanic minorityhistorically
housing affordabilityhousing efficiency
hydrogen vehicleidentity

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