Overview
- In mid-June 2026, Cox described in interviews that her paid speaking, teaching and brand-work bookings have largely dried up since the administration began rolling back federal DEI programs.
- She estimates her income has fallen by roughly 90 percent over the past two years and says this loss has forced her to withdraw from savings and her retirement fund.
- Cox attributes the drop to government actions and says corporations and colleges have grown afraid to be linked with DEI or what they call “gender ideology,” leading to canceled or unrenewed contracts.
- She warned that her situation is an example of wider, more severe material harms for less-privileged transgender people who lack her relative resources and visibility.
- Coverage notes the policy backdrop includes executive orders issued after January 2025 to curtail federal DEI efforts and related conservative planning such as Project 2025, which advocates removing words like “gender” and “DEI” from government materials.