The Defense Department on Thursday abruptly reversed course on funding a study of LGBTQ+ veterans that had been recommended late last year, saying it “was not in line” with one of President Trump’s executive orders.
The move comes as health researchers anxiously await word on future and existing grants amid orders given to several federal agencies to comb research grants for taboo words relating to diversity and sexual identity.
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