The Worst Part of The Sequester Is That A Study Looking Into Why Dykes Are Fat Will Not Be Completed

Brigham & Women's :  (provided by applicant: Sexual Orientation and Obesity: Test of a Gendered Biopsychosocial Model Obesity is one of the most critical public health issues affecting the U.S. today. Racial and socioeconomic disparities in the determinants, distribution, and consequences of obesity are receiving increasing attention; however, one area that is only beginning to be recognized is the striking interplay of gender and sexual orientation in obesity disparities. It is now well-established that women of minority sexual orientation are disproportionately affected by the obesity epidemic, with nearly three-quarters of adult lesbians overweight or obese, compared to half of heterosexual women. In stark contrast, among men, heterosexual males have nearly double the risk of obesity compared to gay males. Despite clear evidence from descriptive epidemiologic research that sexual orientation and gender markedly pattern obesity disparities, there is almost no prospective, analytic epidemiologic research into the causes of these disparities. It will be impossible to develop evidence-based preventive interventions unless we first answer basic questions about causal pathways, as we plan to do. Our study has high potential for public health impact not only for sexual minorities but also for heterosexuals, as we seek to uncover how processes of gender socialization may exacerbate obesity risk in both sexual minority females and heterosexual males. 

     Forget gun control, immigration, and health care how can we idly stand by and watch as the results of this sure-to-be Nobel Prize winning study gets flushed down the toilet? I guess this study, like many other great studies, is just too ahead of its time.  Just like the world was not ready for many of Niokola Tesla's great experiments the world clearly is not ready to know the reason why lesbians have a high propensity to be overweight. I'm such an idiot; I didn't even know that was a thing.  

    How did someone get over 700 grand a year for 2 years for this?  I'm almost positive two stoner psychology majors (is stoner psych major redundant?) came up with this study while they were roasted and submitted it as a joke.  How much of that 700k a year went towards Funyons and Doritos Locos Tacos? 

     Anyway, I really hope Barry O will step in with one of his trusty executive orders and get this thing the additional funding it needs.  This study is a potential JFK "to the moon" moment for Barack. If he can get this thing done before 2016 I'm pretty positive America will unanimously insist that he serves a third term.