The CDC has announced a new “agency-wide strategy” focusing on the LGBTQ+ community and other minorities with the hopes of closing some of the gaps in care among those of different races, genders, and sexual orientations. The agency only stated that they were making this structural change, not what those changes would entail in tangible terms within the organization. The CDC acknowledges on their website that the LBGTQ+ community has experienced discrimination with regard to medical care, outlining how the continued stigma within the medical community has negatively impacted community members and their health. The CDC’s Office of Health Equity’s mission is “To ensure health equity is embedded in an all-of-public health approach to overcoming persistent health disparities and health inequities across a range of population groups that disproportionately experience poor health outcomes.” Their director will be at the forefront of this new strategy. As soon as more information comes available about what this will look like in the real world among our intersectional communities, we will share an update.