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The administration has forced the National Institutes of Health to defund research that focuses on LGBTQ populations—including several projects dedicated to HIV—as well as projects that mention vaccine hesitancy.
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Congress would need to pass a law to repeal or defund it.
—Devon Akmon, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
Threats to defund cinemas and film festivals based on their programmatic content runs directly counter to the right to free speech for art, artists, and exhibitors as a whole.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Another attempt by the president to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs, which was also blocked by court order, has LGBTQ groups worried.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025
Congress would need to pass a law to repeal or defund it.
—Devon Akmon, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2025
Threats to defund cinemas and film festivals based on their programmatic content runs directly counter to the right to free speech for art, artists, and exhibitors as a whole.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Another attempt by the president to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs, which was also blocked by court order, has LGBTQ groups worried.
—Calmatters, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Defund.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defund. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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