Trans people are being treated as if our lives are collateral damage in a fight we didn’t choose.
When the first NIH funding cuts target research that support us, it’s hard to believe this is coincidental. These decisions have real consequences for trans lives, and we cannot afford to look away.
When the first NIH funding cuts target research that support us, it’s hard to believe this is coincidental. These decisions have real consequences for trans lives, and we cannot afford to look away.
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Stephanie M. Lee
NEW: The NIH is canceling grants for research about trans people, saying that work "based on gender identity is often unscientific." At least a half-dozen grants have been canceled, according to letters I reviewed. "It hurts my heart," one scientist told me.
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
www.chronicle.com/article/the-...
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