Agriculture secretary cancels $600K grant for study on menstrual cycles in transgender men

The US Agriculture Ministry has canceled a grant worth 600,000 US dollars for the examination of the menstrual cycles for transgender men, said Secretary Brooke Rollins on Friday.

The Agricultural and Mechanics College of Southern University According to a database, the scholarship was available in Louisiana.

“The first appearance of menstruation takes place at the age of approximately 12 years and ends with menopause at the age of around 51,” says the subscription to the subsidy. “A woman will have a monthly menstrual cycle for around 40 years of her life, which has an average of around 450 periods over the course of her life.”

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Agriculture Minister Brooke Rollins speaks on February 14, 2025 with members of the press outside the White House in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

“It is also important to recognize that transgender men and people with male gender identities, intersex and non-binaries also menstruation,” adds the description. “Around 26% of the world population are menstruation at all times.”

The study tries to “clear up growing concerns” in connection with menstruationIncluding the potential use of natural fibers such as hemp, in female hygiene products.

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Brooke Rollins speaks on Friday, February 14, 2025, with members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)

The grant should stay underway until April 2027.

The study was first uncovered by the conservative non -profit American principal project, in which more than 340 main scholarships during the Biden administration At various institutions -including universities and hospitals -that were more than $ 128 million in federal funds.