The National Institutes of Health funded a multimillion-dollar study where sexually confused children were given puberty blockers and opposite-sex hormones: The experiment showed no improvement in their mental health.That’s right, taxpayers financed a Mengele-esque experiment, where children as young as eight were injected with powerful puberty blockers and opposite-sex hormones in order to find out if these “transgender” medical interventions improved their mental health.Participants receivedgift cardsfor allowing health care workers to damage their bodies.The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project released thefinal reporttoThe Daily Signal, whichdescribed the study:The National Institutes of Health first allocated a nine-year grant of up to $10 million for the study through the Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles. The study was led byDr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy, who specializes in “gender-affirming care.”“Gender-affirming care” is a euphemism for social and physical interventions for mentally confused children who reject their God-given bodies and attempt to live as the opposite sex.As theSignalreported:The study included people as young as 8 years old. The sample receiving puberty blockers included participants up to age 16, while the sample receiving hormone treatments included participants up to age 20.The results?Well, first of all, as reported byThe New York Timestwo years ago, Dr. Olson-Kennedy initially would not even publish the results “because of politics.” In actuality, she already knew the results showed no mental health benefits:The leader of the long-running study said that the drugs did not improve mental health in children with gender distress and that the finding might be weaponized by opponents of the care.Two years later, “Mental and Emotional Health of Youth after 24 months of Gender-Affirming Medical Care Initiated with Pubertal Suppression” was finally published online atmedRxiv(med-archive). The study states:[T]he mental health of youth as reported by both themselves and their parents/guardians is relatively stable from baseline over 24 months after starting medical intervention with GnRHa [a puberty suppressant].So the children’s mental health remained the same: There was no benefit from puberty suppression and opposite-sex hormones.Dr. Olson-Kennedy has long been an activist for transgenderism. Aspreviously reportedby theDaily Citizen, she is “married” toAydin Olson-Kennedy, a woman who attempts to live as a man. She is a licensed clinical social worker who works as a therapist and as a lecturer and consultant “on topics centered around the social and clinical needs of transgender individuals and their families.”Dr. Olson-Kennedyalso produceda study on the mutilation of young girls, “Chest Reconstruction and Chest Dysphoria in Transmasculine Minors and Young Adults,” which examined a group of 68 gender confused teens and young women – between the ages of 13 and 24 who had their breasts removed within the past five years.The girls were given a 10-minute survey about “chest dysphoria,” and the results compared with a non-surgical, gender-dysphoric group.Dr. Olson-Kennedy, former Medical Director of The Center for Transyouth Health and Development at Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, gained notoriety when a video of her surfacedteachingthat adolescents make big decisions all the time, so breast removal is no big deal:And here’s the other thing about chest surgery. If you want breasts at a later point in your life, you can go and get them.She is now on staff atProsilioCare’s Gender Confirmation Center, in Pasadena, California.TheSignalpublished asecond storyabout the study, reporting:A long-suppressed, taxpayer-funded report on transgender youth found that treatments with puberty blockers and hormones could have lasting negative impacts on bone density and heart health, among other health issues.In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)releasedan important evaluation of the evidence for how best to treat children and adolescents with “gender dysphoria.” The report listed other damages to children receiving this “care”:The “gender-affirming” model of care includes irreversible endocrine and surgical interventions on minors with no physical pathology.These interventions carry risk of significant harms including infertility/sterility, sexual dysfunction, impaired bone density accrual, adverse cognitive impacts, cardiovascular disease and metabolic disorders, psychiatric disorders, surgical complications, and regret.Thankfully, HHS and the Department of Justice are working to shut down the mutilation of children through these unscientific procedures. We look forward to the day when all health care providers view “gender-affirming care” with the same horror that we view lobotomies and bloodletting with leeches.Related articles and resources:American Society of Plastic Surgeons Backs Away From Supporting ‘Transgender’ SurgeriesExpert in ‘Transitioning’ Children Admits ‘We Were Wrong’ About Puberty BlockersFocus on the Family Counseling Consultation and ReferralsHelping Children with Gender Identity ConfusionHospitals and Doctors “Transition” Hundreds of Children with Drugs, Hormones and SurgeryINVESTIGATION: Taxpayers Fund Transgender Experiments on ChildrenNew Video Equips Parents and Counselors to Help ‘Gender Dysphoric’ ChildrenQuestioning Drugs, Hormones and Surgery for Youth Confused about Their Sexual IdentityTransgender ResourcesTransgenderism and Minors: What Does the Research Really Show?U.K.’s Review of Child Gender Policy Reveals Profound Failures That U.S. Still DefendsThe WPATH Files Exposes ‘Surgical and Hormonal Experiments on Children’The WPATH Files – Transgender Interventions Are ‘Unethical Medical Experiments’The postNIH Study: Drugs, Hormones Don’t Help Sexually Confused Youthappeared first onDaily Citizen.

Investigation of Thomas Jefferson University covers four scholarships offered by the Sidney Kimmel Medical College and one scholarship offered through TJU’s College of Rehabilitation Sciences. The Equal Protection Project has filed over 115 civil rights complaints against over 290 institutions regarding over 850 programs and scholarships. We have moved beyond the Department of Education and increasingly have filed at HUD, DOJ, and HHS. HHS has recently opened formal investigations into two of our cases, including Biden-Era Race-Based Grant Programs Flagged By Equal Protection Project and Oregon Health and Science University . Make that three. On June 18, we filed an HHS Civil Rights Complaint against Thomas Jefferson University and its Sidney Kimmel Medical School regarding five discriminatory scholarships : We bring this civil rights complaint against Thomas Jefferson University (“TJU”) and its Sidney Kimmel Medical College (“SKMC”), for the administration and promotion of five (5) scholarships which discriminate based on race, color, and/or national origin, in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VI”) and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“Section 1557”).2 Four of the challenged scholarships are administered through SKMC, TJU’s medical school, and are designed to support the education and training of future health care professionals. The remaining scholarship is administered by TJU’s Occupational Therapy department and discriminates based on similar criteria. Because TJU receives federal funds, including funding from Health and Human Services and the National Institutes of Health (“NIH”) it is subject to Title VI.3 Because each of the challenged scholarships involve the education of health care professionals, such scholarships also are subject to the requirements of Section 1557. Moreover, these scholarships violate the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s own nondiscrimination statutes4 and TJU’s own nondiscrimination policies.5 On August 27, 2026, we received notice from HHS that the case was being opened for formal investigation: Specifically, the complaint alleges that TJU engages in unlawful discrimination on the bases of race, color, and national origin in violation of Title VI and Section 1557 in its operation and promotion of five scholarships (identified programs). These identified programs include the following four scholarships offered by the Sidney Kimmel Medical College (SKMC): (1) The Jackson-Minton Scholarship;4 (2) The Visiting Medical Student Diversity Scholarship;5 (3) The Otolaryngology Research Fellowship Scholarship;6 and (4) The Visiting Medical Student Scholarship for Inclusive Excellence.7 The identified programs also include one scholarship offered through TJU’s College of Rehabilitation Sciences (CRS): (1) The Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells Scholarship.8 OCR is responsible for investigating complaints of discrimination against recipients of Federal financial assistance (FFA) through HHS and for ensuring the compliance of those recipients with various civil rights regulations that OCR enforces. OCR has determined that it has jurisdiction over your allegations pursuant to the regulations listed above. Title VI prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin. Additionally, OCR enforces Section 1557, which provides that an individual shall not be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under certain health programs and activities on the grounds prohibited under certain laws, including race, color, and national origin. Section 1557 and its implementing regulations apply to health programs and activities administered by HHS. Therefore, OCR will initiate an investigation. When OCR has reached a determination regarding your complaint, we will advise you of our findings. HHS declined to investigate Title IX issues regarding one scholarship, even though we did not claim a Title IX violation. We surmise that given the wording of that scholarship, HHS just wanted to make clear the the scope of its investigation as to that scholarship: Additionally, the complaint also identified The Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells Scholarship as supporting transgender and gender non-conforming students.9 Please be aware that while OCR will investigate this scholarship for discrimination based on race, color, or national origin, it will not investigate the gender aspect of this scholarship. Pursuant to orders by various federal courts, certain provisions of the final rule implementing Section 1557 were stayed or enjoined. Specifically, in Texas v. Becerra, No. 6:24-cv-211-JDK (E.D. Tex. August 30, 2024), the court stayed 45 C.F.R. § 92.101(a)(2), among other provisions, in its entirety nationwide.10 That subsection states that discrimination on the basis of sex includes “(i) Sex characteristics, including intersex traits; (ii) Pregnancy or related conditions; (iii) Sexual orientation; (iv) Gender identity; and (v) Sex stereotypes.” Accordingly, on the basis of the above federal court orders, OCR will not be investigating the gender portion of your complaint. The opening of a formal investigation is not a finding of guilt, but it’s an important first step in the process and reflects that HHS reviewed the materials and evidence we submitted, and determined to move forward. We recently counted the number of federal investigations resulting from our civil rights complaints. In just 2025-2026 (so far) there have been 21 investigations opened. These will take some time to work their way to a result, but it reflects the success we are having at putting discriminatory programs and scholarships on trial. We’ll be writing soon about a sweeping victory result in one of these cases, and we expect more as more cases progress towards conclusion. Featured Image: Paula Stannard, Director HHS Office for Civil Rights. Reminder: we are a small organization going up against powerful and wealthy government and private institutions devoted to DEI discrimination. Donations are greatly needed and appreciated. ============================== Donations tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has a new initiative to bring healthier, less processed food to school lunches. School cafeterias have been the subject of jokes, jibes, and critiques for decades over the quality (or lack thereof) of the food they serve. But as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has emphasized, the chemicals and colors in some highly processed foods can actually be dangerous for kids’ health. That’s why Kennedy wants to take on the task of adjusting school meals in places that receive federal funding. The initiative will cost taxpayers $32.5 million to provide “nutrient-dense, real food” to kids. HHS named the initiative Developing Evidence for Programs to Ensure Nutrition for Development (DEPEND). The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will be in charge of it, according to an August 26 press release . “Millions of American children depend on school meals every day, and we will not spend taxpayer dollars on food that undermines their health,” said Kennedy. “DEPEND will give schools the tools to replace highly processed foods with real, nutrient-dense food — and use rigorous science to prove what works. We are building a practical, affordable playbook that schools across America can use to serve healthier food and raise healthier children.” Read Also : Spencer Pratt Slams Warped ‘Compassion’ for ‘Baby Killers’ but Not Their Victims The constitutionality of government funding healthcare or school initiatives is highly questionable, but since that ship unfortunately sailed years ago, it’s much better to spend our taxpayer money on beneficial projects than on DEI nonsense or mere social experimentation. Part of the DEPEND initiative is to help schools come up with effective ways of transforming school food programs. And since irresponsible spending, toxic environments, woke staff, and troubled youth make it difficult for schools to maintain operations, their workforces, infrastructure, and procurement, a change is needed to fix cafeterias — and school departments in general. The HHS press release noted that the plan is for schools and districts to come up with personalized solutions instead of a one-size-fits-all approach. Through one-time investments, DEPEND will support School Food Authorities, school districts, and individual schools pursuing innovative approaches in four key areas: •    Food Purchasing & Supply •    Workforce & Food Production •    Student Demand & Meal Economics •    Transforming Operations & Infrastructure Awards are expected to range from $75,000 to $2.5 million, depending on the scope of the proposal. If the initiative is successful, HHS aims to provide additional funding in fiscal year 2027. By working with the NIH All of Us Research Program, DEPEND will make the experimental results available to the public. The DEPEND initiative will have a coordinating center, as there will be different grants and experiments across the country with various results and budgets. Editor's Note: President Trump is fighting to renew America this 250th birthday year. Help us fight back against anti-American propaganda and federal reforms . Join PJ Media VIP and use promo code FIGHT to receive 60% off your membership . Catherine Salgado is a contributor for PJ Media. She also writes for The Rogue Review, Media Research Center, and her Substack Pro Deo et Libertate. She received the Andrew Breitbart MVP award for August 2021 from The Rogue Review for her journalism.