"CANCELLED: $600,000 grant to study 'menstrual cycles in transgender men,'" Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on X last week. That's not what it was.

Summary

The USDA canceled a $600,000 grant to Southern University after DOGE falsely claimed it funded research on “menstrual cycles in transgender men.”

The grant actually focused on developing natural-fiber menstrual products and educating women on menstrual health.

Conservative groups flagged the study, leading to its cancellation despite no evidence it prioritized transgender men.

DOGE has a history of misrepresenting government spending, and the decision aligns with Trump’s executive order limiting recognition of gender diversity.

  • EbbyA
    75•1 month ago

    Conservative groups flagged the study

    Let’s be honest here, they were likely men; men who don’t know, or don’t want to know, how women work. Dissemination of knowledge bad!

        • EbbyA
          2•1 month ago

          First revision had “Let’s not beat around the bush” but thought using both those words might be a tad tactless. Gotta keep the teasing appropriate.