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"CANCELLED: $600,000 grant to study 'menstrual cycles in transgender men'...
25 Mar 2025 10:30 am
Brooke Rollins, Mr. Trump’s agriculture secretary, boasted on X that she had canceled a $600,000 contract to study the menstrual cycles of transgender men, when in fact the grant financed a study on using natural fibers like cotton, wool and hemp in feminine hygiene products.ROG62 » 08 Mar 2025, 8:17 am » wrote: ↑ The U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled a grant worth $600,000 for the study of menstrual cycles in transgender men, Secretary Brooke Rollins said Friday...
The Southern University Agricultural & Mechanical College in Louisiana was the recipient of the grant, according to a database on USAspending.gov...
"It is also important to recognize that transgender men and people with masculine gender identities, intersex and non-binary persons may also menstruate," the description adds. "At any given moment about 26% of the world’s population is menstruating."
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/agricu ... gender-men
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/24/busi ... laims.html
The project sought to research feminine hygiene products made with natural fibers including cotton, wool and hemp, developing patents for products using those natural fibers and evaluating them in comparison with synthetic products.
The focus on natural fibers may stem from concerns about heavy metals and toxic chemicals researchers have found in common menstrual products. It is unclear whether the presence of these chemicals are linked to negative health effects.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2 ... all-natur/
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