AP Sings the Praises of Pakistani Transgender Culinary School, and We Wonder How Much We Paid for It

Amy Curtis | 6:00 PM on February 26, 2025

Frankly, given the Associated Press' track record the past two months, they deserve to be barred from the White House press pool. They're absurdly partisan, biased, and -- frankly -- downright stupid.

Here's a prime example:

Pakistan’s transgender community finds hope and dignity at a culinary school https://t.co/rkD7qYhREJ
— The Associated Press (@AP) February 26, 2025

More from the AP:

For transgender students involved in a very special project at a culinary school in Pakistan, there is more to a class than just learning the art of cooking.
Neha Malik used to dance at parties and weddings for a living and was, occasionally, a sex worker. Since January, she has been enrolled in a new course for the trans community at the Culinary & Hotel Institute of Pakistan.
The free six-month program in the city of Lahore, Pakistan’s cultural capital, welcomed its first group of 25 trans students in January; the second group of 25 began training on Feb. 1.
Now, Malik, 31, dreams of working as a chef in Dubai, the futuristic, skyscraper-studded city in the United Arab Emirates.

Given how predominantly Muslim countries feel about gay and queer individuals, it feels dangerous to out the Pakistan trans community.

Also, how much money did USAID send to them for this 'free' culinary program?

"Neha Malik used to dance at parties and weddings for a living and was, occasionally, a sex worker. Since January, she has been enrolled in a new course for the trans community at the Culinary & Hotel Institute of Pakistan".
Gay Prostitute Chefs.. CONGRATULATIONS AP!
— Tony Perkins (@5Irontpmoval72) February 26, 2025

We smell a Pulitzer in the making.

Funded by the Pakistani Government or?

Take a poll. Ask the citizens of any western nation if they are happy for their tax dollars to be used to teach Transgender men in Pakistan how to cook

Its just ridiculous
— Sean ... A Morning's Smile.😊 (@aaseana1) February 26, 2025

We'd love to see those poll numbers.

Dear God, lololololololololololol.
— Percival Cox, MD - Garbage (@PerryCoxMD) February 26, 2025

What a time to be alive, huh?

Pakistani transgender culinary school.

I’m sure I’ll find a USAID or State Department grant for this somewhere. https://t.co/H8mtsVNleI
— Oilfield Rando (@Oilfield_Rando) February 26, 2025

We're positive you will.

An instant “they did the meme” classic from American Pravda (@AP) https://t.co/iXxDSjkCWo pic.twitter.com/6cc4zZsOjV
— Greg Scott (@GScottSays) February 26, 2025

The Left can't meme because they are the meme.

Is the AP trying to compete with the @TheBabylonBee ? https://t.co/aphFEGi3WB
— Les Reed (@NewageReed) February 26, 2025

It's so ridiculous it borders on parody.

I can't wait to find out our tax dollars went to culinary classes for transgenders in Pakistan 🥰 https://t.co/zMIOixLYdF
— Meghan Maureen (@Keggs719) February 26, 2025

Not a question of if it did, it's a question of how much.

Someone get @elonmusk and @DOGE on this immediately. I suspect I paid for this somehow. https://t.co/EPMPGvjo28
— Sean D Sorrentino (@SorrentinoSean) February 26, 2025

YUP.