DOGE twink admits he canceled federal grants that referenced the LGBTQ+ community - LGBTQ Nation

"DOGE staffers violated the Federal Equal Protection Clause of the 5th Amendment by flagging grant descriptions as 'DEI' solely because they included 'BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color),' 'homosexual,' 'LGBTQ,' and 'Tribal,' among other terms."

"Cavanaugh and another DOGE staffer, Justin Fox, were assigned to review Biden-era NEH grants as part of the department's efforts to 'dismantle' the independent federal agency in accordance with President Donald Trump's anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) executive order."

"During his sworn deposition, Cavanaugh admitted to having no experience in scholarly peer review and that decisions to cancel NEH grants were made entirely based on his and Fox's personal judgement about what constituted DEI-related programs."

Nathan Cavanaugh, a 28-year-old staffer at the Department of Government Efficiency, admitted during a federal lawsuit deposition that he and colleague Justin Fox canceled nearly 1,500 National Endowment for the Humanities grants based on personal judgment about DEI-related content. The staffers flagged grants for termination if they contained terms like LGBTQ+, BIPOC, homosexual, or Tribal. They used nongovernmental email accounts and bypassed required NEH grant management systems. Cavanaugh acknowledged having no scholarly peer review experience. Three organizations—the American Historical Association, American Council of Learned Societies, and Modern Language Association—filed suit alleging the terminations violated the Federal Equal Protection Clause of the 5th Amendment by discriminating based on protected characteristics and viewpoints.

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