That needed & groundbreaking study is mentioned here, along with other examples of wasteful spending....The National Science Foundation spent $30,000 to fund a study done by the University of Washington and Cornell University's to
measure "gaydar" - the ability of people to identify sexual orientation merely by appearance. The researchers confirmed that "gaydar"
exists, writing that participants were about 60% accurate when attempting to identify sexual orientation by appearance.
Moroccan Pottery, Obamaphones, and Gaydar: How the Government Wasted Your Money This Year - Kevin Glass - [page]
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