“It’s a chilling precedent,” Garcia said, a sentiment shared by Indiana University President Pamela Whitten. “It reinforces, for me, the importance of the research being done here,” she said.Īnd that research, along with the work of other public colleges and universities, could be at risk as the Legislature uses funding to “dictate” what questions can be asked within a specific program, the institute’s director said. Back then, when her husband John Bancroft was the director, attacks were frequently rooted in the same kind of misinformation about sex and health that the institute’s research has helped dispel, Graham said. Senior scientist Cynthia Graham, who studies sexual behavior among older adults as well as contraceptive use in women, returned to the institute this year after departing in 2004. “It’s another attack on legitimate research.” “Sexuality research tends to get targeted, often for political reasons,” Halpern said. When she heard about Indiana curtailing Kinsey Institute funding, she thought, “Here we go again.” Professor Carolyn Halpern teaches her students about Kinsey in the Department of Maternal and Child Health at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, she said. The institute’s website touts a lengthy Frequently Asked Questions section to tackle misconceptions, including the sex abuse allegations against Kinsey and contentions of hidden materials in the library.Īfter the February vote, a new page requests support, such as posting on social media or donating and, where necessary, rectifying false information.
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