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USDA paid to study queer farmers, Latinx masculinity, more on taxpayer dime

During the Biden administration, the USDA funded research projects focused on DEI initiatives, including studies on queer farmers' experiences and the impact of ethnic and gender identities on Latino/a participation in sustainable agriculture in Pennsylvania.
These research projects, such as the one titled "Farming as a Latinx," aimed to inform agricultural programming and policy to support viability, well-being, and sustainability for marginalized farming communities.
One project, assisted by Michaela Hoffelmeyer, initially aimed to interview farmers directly but shifted to institutional perspectives due to difficulties accessing the farmer population, ultimately presenting findings at the Rural Sociological Society Annual Meeting in Richmond, Virginia.
The research revealed challenges faced by queer farmers, including difficulty finding safe work and securing land due to perceptions of their gender or sexuality and misalignment with family values, with one study costing taxpayers approximately $373 per Zoom interview.
Following these grants, the Trump administration, along with Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, scrutinized federal spending on DEI and LGBT issues, leading to some projects being terminated and the USDA initiating a comprehensive review of its contracts and programs, prompting criticism that the spending diverted resources from broader farming and food price concerns.

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