Long-Term Consequences The cuts are especially troubling to researchers because transgender health is already an under-studied field. By removing the federal backbone of this research, the administration is effectively freezing the field in time. Without new data, “evidence-based care” becomes harder to justify and implement, potentially leading to a decline in the availability of treatments like puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones.
For the transgender community, this is a “state of emergency.” For the Trump White House, it is simply another campaign promise kept: The dismantling of the “woke” infrastructure, one grant at a time.
