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Skipping ahead to December 18, 2017, “The White House issues guidelines to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that certain words may not appear in documents addressing budget issues. The words include ‘transgender’, ‘diversity’, ‘fetus’, ‘vulnerable’, ‘entitlement’, ‘science-based’, and ‘evidence-based.’ Activists see the action as an attempt at erasure of the trans community and suppression of science.”

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Did not happen. Fake news.

[upchuck]

Yep, fake news:

CDC Pushes Back Against Report of Words Like 'Fetus' And 'Transgender' Being Banned

Excerpt:

“I want to assure you there are no banned words at CDC. We will continue to talk about all our important public health programs,” CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald said in a Facebook post. “I want to assure you that CDC remains committed to our public health mission as a science- and evidence-based institution.

It's even sourced.