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DOGE mischaracterizes a study as transgender, and USDA cancels it

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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said a $ 600,000 grant to Southern University in Louisiana was being revoked for studying "menstrual cycles in transgender men" The grant was actually intended for research on the potential health risks posed by synthetic feminine hygiene products.

A conservative think tank flagged the grant to the Trump administration by the American Principles Project , a think tank.

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