Good riddance Demetre Daskalakis! Maybe this possibly extreme, activist ideologue was a bit too much anyway to be a director at the CDC!
Apparently, his entire professional career is narrowly focused on HIV/AIDS and men's sexual health. Maybe a little too narrow for the CDC!
"... He said during his time at the CDC, he was a trusted voice for the LGBTQ community and the administration has been "reckless" in how it has been running the agency. ..."
"Eugenics [???] plays prominently in the rhetoric being generated and is derivative of a legacy ...
The recent shooting at CDC is not why I am resigning. My grandfather, who I am named after, stood up to fascist forces in Greece and lost his life doing so. I am resigning to make him and his legacy proud. I am resigning because of the cowardice of a leader that cannot admit that HIS and his minions’ words over decades created an environment where violence like this can occur. I reject his and his colleagues’ thoughts and prayers, and advise they direct those to people that they have not actively harmed. ...
I must also cite the recklessness of the administration in their efforts to erase transgender populations [???], cease critical domestic and international HIV programming, and terminate key research to support equity [???] as part of my decision. ..."
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