Agricultural Secretary cancels $600,000 in grant to learn menstrual cycles in transgender men
Secretary Brooke Rollins said Friday that the USDA canceled a $600,000 grant to study the menstrual cycle of transmens.
According to the usaspending.gov database, the School of Agricultural and Mechanics of Southern University of Louisiana is the recipient of the grant.
“The first occurrence of menstruation occurs at the age of about 12 years and eventually ends at the age of about 51 years,” the grant note reads. “A woman will have one monthly menstrual cycle per month throughout her life, with an average of about 450 periods in her life.”
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Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins spoke to members of the press outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on February 14, 2025. (Getty Image)
“It is also important to recognize that trans men and men with gender identity, bisexual and nonbinary people may also menstruate,” the description adds. “At any given moment, about 26% of the world’s population is menstruating.”
The study aims to “address growing problems related to menstruation”, including the potential use of natural fibers, such as cannabis, in feminine hygiene products.
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Brooke Rollins spoke to media members outside the White House in Washington, D.C. on Friday, February 14, 2025. (Getty Image)
The grant is scheduled to be conducted in April 2027.
The study was first discovered by the conservative nonprofit American Principles program, which has identified more than 340 federal grants issued to various institutions, including colleges and hospitals, for a total of more than $128 million in federal funding during competitive management.
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“Cancel: $600,000 in grants to study ‘menstrual cycles for trans men’,” Rollins wrote on social media platform X on Friday.
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