One of the messages of CNSNews.com ‘s obsession with documenting supposedly wasteful government spending is that money used to help the LGBT community is inherently wasteful. In March, we noted, CNS complained that government money was being spent to study lesbian health issues.
CNS is now targeting the transgendered:
- An April 23 article by Elizabeth Harrington lamented that the government “is spending $152,000 to study ‘voice therapy’ for transgenders.”
- A May 1 article by Fred Lucas groused that “The federal government is spending $355,825 in taxpayer dollars to develop a “culturally relevant stigma-reducing intervention” program for the transgender population in India.”
Lucas noted that one question he asked the National Institutes of Health regarding this expenditure was, “Since this study focuses on India, what is the benefit to the U.S.? Why is it worthwhile to U.S. taxpayers?” We wonder if Lucas feels the same way about the Bush administration spending billions of dollars combating AIDS in Africa, something even non-conservatives have praised him for.