I suppose by placing this ad (now old and outdated), this candidate’s team is to make the opposing candidate look bad for supporting the right of scientists at the National Institutes of Health to fund sexuality research, but it seems to have been received with both disdain and laughter. It can feel disappointing when candidates use these types of methods to attack or smear their candidates, rather than try to engage in intelligent or interesting discussions around policy and the aspects of life that really matter to many of us. It is too bad that this ad was done in a way that seems disrespectful of so many people, and that doesn’t give a true or accurate representation of the type of work funded by NIH during that time, or why it matters (and it does matter). You can read more about the 2003 controversy surrounding NIH funding on The Kinsey Institute’s web site.

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