$500,000 'to turn monkeys transgender': Watchdog trashes government spending

Washington Examiner ^ | 7/02/22 | Ryan King

[Libloather]

Watchdog group American Transparency is not pleased with how the government is monkeying around with taxpayer dollars.

In a review of federal discretionary spending over the past two years, the group discovered a number of federally funded projects such as studies on zombified cats, toilet cameras, and gambling pigeons. Here is a look at some of its most striking findings from the group's annual Where’s The Pork report.

$477,121 on transgender monkeys

A grant from the National Institutes of Health funded research that involved injecting male monkeys with hormones intended to transform them into female monkeys. The goal of the study was to examine the prevalence of HIV in transgender women: biological males who identify as female. Most of the monkeys used for the experiment were male rhesus macaques, according to a description for the study.

"Sadly, [transgender women] have some of the highest concentrated HIV epidemics in the world, with a pooled global prevalence of 19% and a 49-fold higher odds ratio of acquiring HIV than non-transgender adults," the description read.

Researchers noted that estradiol is one of the most common hormones given during gender transitions, and they said they sought to figure out whether that hormone could make people more susceptible to HIV infection. The funding was awarded in the 2021 and 2022 fiscal years, according to the Where’s The Pork report.

$465,339 on gambling pigeons

[gitmo]

What exactly is a “transgender woman?” Is it a woman who transforms into a man or is a man who transforms into a woman?

A wise FReeper told me to substitute the word “fake” for “transgender“ and it will clear up all confusion. It works. I’ve used it for years.

[sauropod]

Watchdog group American Transparency is not pleased with how the government is monkeying around with taxpayer dollars.

I guess they're just apeing what CONgress does.

[norwaypinesavage]

"[transgender women] have some of the highest concentrated HIV epidemics in the world...Researchers noted that estradiol is one of the most common hormones given during gender transitions, and they said they sought to figure out whether that hormone could make people more susceptible to HIV"

Isn't amazing that 'they' haven't even considered that maybe the sexual acts of men who pretend to be women might be an even larger factor?

[vivenne]

Fauci. He was cruel to Beagles too.

[Deplorable American1776]

$500K for transgendered monkey research? $500K could’ve been better helping homeless vets... I mean, we to know about transgendered monkeys. Just wondering, how did they know the monkeys were trans? Did male monkeys put on dresses? Bet they look better than most drag Queens!! 🤓

[Gaffer]

Researchers noted that estradiol is one of the most common hormones given during gender transitions, and they said they sought to figure out whether that hormone could make people more susceptible to HIV infection.

They could have saved a crap ton of money. I'd have told them for 1/10th of that what the real problem is. Homosexuals pretending to be women and in the end resort to buggery - just like they all do.....

[Vaduz]

Somebody has a uncle or pal in congress.

A review of federal discretionary spending over the past two years, the group discovered a number of federally funded projects.

[shotgun]

Its not the hormone injections in these trans people that makes them more susceptible to HIV, its the constant injection of something else from their multiple partners.

Please send the check for $470,000 to me.

[x]

Maybe gender dysphoria is why chimps go wild and tear people’s faces off ...