The article discusses the detrimental impact of the Trump administration's anti-science policies on LGBTQ+ research and programming. It highlights the profound cuts to financial support from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), particularly affecting research essential for understanding health disparities faced by LGBTQ+ individuals. The author argues that these actions not only harm critical research but also threaten the broader landscape of innovation that stems from this work. Moreover, the article reiterates the historical importance of LGBTQ+ engagement in research, emphasizing the need for equitable scientific inquiry.
Draconian cuts driven by the Trump administration's relentlessly anti-science attitude have provided the GOP with a golden opportunity to undermine left-leaning academics.
Republicans' shortsighted defunding crusade won't just hamstring much-needed research and programming for this socially and medically vulnerable group.
Trump's derision for 'gender ideology' has been highly disruptive to the work of researchers who are part of, or who intimately collaborate with, this population.
It's just a matter of time before the negative impacts from the Trump administration's unprecedented assault on science extend beyond LGBTQ+ researchers to those they study.
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