The Patriot Post® · $3 Million Went to Study Lesbian Obesity

The National Institutes of Health has sunk almost $3 million into studies trying to figure out why 75% of lesbians are overweight and male homosexuals remain slender. Last year, the researchers “concluded that gay and bisexual males had a ‘greater desire for toned muscles’ than straight men,” the Washington Free Beacon reported. “The project now claims that lesbians have lower ‘athletic-self esteem’ that may lead to higher rates of obesity. Another research paper found that lesbians are more likely to see themselves at a healthy weight, even though they are not.” Self-identified homosexuals make up only 1.6% of the U.S. population, which shows how much of an overweight priority homosexuals are in popular culture. They are of particular concern to the Left because the homosexual community is a major source of donations for progressive campaigns. Hence wasting taxpayer dollars on waistlines. More…