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ECUADOR — In a horrific tragedy caused by USAID's termination, 8-year-old Antonio Gonzalez of Ecuador may never have a chance to find out what gender he is.

Gonzalez had enrolled in an USAID-sponsored elementary students' class on how to properly determine his true gender, but will now never have the chance to attend. The devastating funding cuts will also prevent Gonzalez from attending other USAID activities like rainbow fingernail painting, queer theater day, and furry Saturday.

"Antonio will now forever be left to believe he is simply a boy. It is heartbreaking," said USAID volunteer Lana Thomas. "This poor child won't even know what bathroom to use now, since we never got to put on our skit on genderfluid bathroom choices. What a tragedy."

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