Staff Reports
President Biden’s administration has taken an extravagant plunge into the realm of taxpayer-funded transgender initiatives, and the figures are certainly eye-watering. A staggering $100 million has been dished out to promote policies and programs that would make a suit of gold from Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion blush with envy. Among the more absurd expenditures is a breast cancer screening pilot program for men who think they are women, boasting a bill of $420,386. Indeed, it seems that logic and spending restraint took an early retirement during Biden’s tenure.
The latest revelations make it clear that the Biden administration wasn’t shy about throwing cash at transgender policies, especially within the federal bureaucracy. But never fear, for former President Trump is on a mission to stop this taxpayer-funded circus. With a flurry of executive orders, Trump is firmly determined to wring out this ‘transgender lunacy’ from the federal budget, making it clear that if a school allows men to wander into women’s sports, they can empty their own coffers—no federal funding shall flow their way.
In a stroke of budgetary brilliance, Trump has also set his sights on the USAID headquarters, bringing the full weight of scrutiny upon an agency that has previously devoted substantial resources to spread transgender advocacy internationally. For instance, taxpayers learned that nearly $900,000 vanished into the prestigious Ronald Reagan Building to create gender-neutral restrooms, a feat of fiscal gymnastics that can only be described as creative accounting gone wild. Meanwhile, the National Institutes of Health somewhat hilariously decided that $1.12 million for a single gender-neutral restroom was perfectly justifiable, a peak sign of misplaced priorities if there ever was one.
Biden pumped $100M into transgender projects like pricey bathrooms for trans federal workershttps://t.co/XxhgzjSIcH pic.twitter.com/suTWEUsPf1
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) February 6, 2025
Yet that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to bathroom extravaganzas. Under Biden’s watch, over $3 million was spent on constructing these supposed symbols of inclusivity in several government buildings. Picture this: $1 million spent on converting traditional restrooms at Letchworth State Park into gender-neutral facilities as part of an effort to adjust to modern ‘gender views,’ whatever those may be. Clearly, the Biden administration believes that lavish restrooms are more vital than, say, securing borders or addressing inflation.
The fiscal folly continues with significant expenditures heading as far afield as India, where the State Department forked over $50,000 to encourage sensitivity toward transgender individuals in corporate settings. Not to be outdone, the National Endowment for the Arts coughed up another $25,000 for a San Francisco arts festival centered on the queer community. The bottom line is that under Biden, the green light was given for runaway spending focused on trendy initiatives, while the Biden administration’s spending spree on youth transgender treatments is raising eyebrows and prompting echoes of concern over government priorities.
While Trump’s administration is faced with considerable pushback from LGBTQ groups regarding these funding cuts, they seem intent on holding the line. The lawsuit from organizations like PFLAG directly challenges Trump’s directive to end funding for youth transgender services, branding his move as discriminatory. But one has to wonder: isn’t it a little rich to label fiscal responsibility and common sense as discrimination? As the dust settles on the dustbin of the Biden administration, it seems clear that the return to sanity in government spending is more than just a campaign promise; it’s a necessary step toward rational, responsible governance.
