Funding cuts to trans health research are part of the Trump administration's broader efforts to medically and legally restrict trans rights. AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson
Given the Trump administration’s systematic attempts to medically and legally disenfranchise trans people, and its abrupt termination of grants focused on LGBTQ+ health, we can’t say that the notice of termination we received regarding our federally funded research on transgender and nonbinary people’s health was unexpected.
As researchers who study the experiences of trans and nonbinary people, we have collectively dedicated nearly 50 years of our scientific careers to developing ways to address the health disparities negatively affecting these communities. The National Institutes of Health had placed a call for projects on this topic, and we had successfully applied for their support for our four-year study on resilience in trans communities.
However, our project on trans health became one of the hundreds of…
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Author : USA365
Publish date : 2025-06-02 16:14:00
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