Feds spend $260K to study 'gender affirmation' of jailed transwomen
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Your taxpayer dollars are being spent to ask questions about so-called 'gender affirmation' of incarcerated 'transwomen' in San Francisco.
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is spending the money as part of a study to determine the 'cultural relevance' of transwomen in prison.
Transwomen are defined as individuals born as men, but self-identify as women.
The interventions will focus on HIV, substance abuse, mental health, and "transgender-related medical care." (FreeBeacon)
The project description from the NIH:
The purpose of this study is to develop and pilot test a culturally relevant, theory-driven adaptation of the evidence-based intervention Project START to improve post-incarceration health care engagement among transgender ('trans') women. The adapted intervention (Trans START) will focus on improving linkage to and engagement in four health care domains (HIV, substance use, mental health, and transgender-related medical care), responsive to each participant's self-identified needs. Incarceration is a significant public health issue that disproportionately impacts trans women, and the cycle of incarceration interacts with high levels of substance use, mental illness, and HIV to produce an elevated burden of disease among trans women.
The project, which began last September, is scheduled to continue until August 2017.
It has cost taxpayers $226,364 so far.
The NIH has also received $452,389 from taxpayers for a separate project entitled "Sheroes," a "culturally grounded intervention to reduce sexual risk behavior" among transwomen.
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