I have a question for you. How do you think the government should provide services for the American people? I bet you probably didn’t think of “advancing dangerous gender ideology” as one of those services. But, that’s actually what the Biden administration wants to happen.

The administration is again attempting to redefine “sex” to include sexual orientation and gender identity. This time, Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a rule to alter the definition for organizations that receive funding through grants.

HHS’s grants are critically important for families and children that need basic services, such as maternity care and mental health services. It also includes early childhood education services for low-income families through Head Start.

Somewhere along the way the Biden administration decided that it is more important for these non-profits and other organizations to promote transgenderism amongst families and minors than focus on providing necessary services for families in need.

Hear our analysis and learn how you can make a difference in today’s podcast episode! Family Policy Alliance’s Meridian Baldacci and Ruth Ward cover how this administration is  prioritizing a dangerous gender ideology, and what you can do to get  HHS back on track.

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When you and I think of ways that the government provides services for the American people, we don’t count “advancing dangerous gender ideology” as one of those services. Unfortunately, though, that is what is happening.

The Biden administration is again attempting to redefine “sex” to include sexual orientation and gender identity. This time, Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released a rule to alter the definition for organizations that receive funding through HHS grants.

HHS’s grants are critically important for families and children that need basic services, such as maternity care and mental health services. It also includes early childhood education services for low-income families through Head Start.

Somewhere along the way the Biden administration decided that it is more important for these non-profits and other organizations to promote transgenderism amongst families and minors than focus on providing necessary services for families in need. That is unacceptable.

More and more states are passing legislation like Help Not Harm to put a stop to transgender interventions of minors, and you are a big part of that success. But now, the Biden administration wants to undermine those efforts by forcing non-profits to promote gender ideology. Please take a moment to tell the Biden administration that you do NOT want HHS grantees to be forced to agree with this radical ideology.

Comments are incredibly important and helpful. If you can share how these types of programs have impacted your life or the lives of those around you, those comments will be even more impactful. The comment portal closes at midnight on September 11, 2023. We started a comment for you, but please take a moment to share a personalized comment by the deadline. It only takes a minute in our Action Center.

Grant funds should be focused on serving families and children that need it the most—not promoting puberty blockers and gender ideology. Tell the Biden administration that you do not want this rule implemented.

Sincerely,

Ruth Ward
Director, Government Affairs

For the Woke Left, if a child hates her body, every medical professional in America should agree with her.

They should tell her that her body is “wrong” for her, prescribe her a cocktail of experimental hormones, sterilize her body before she even knows whether she’d like to have children of her own, and then remove her otherwise healthy (maybe not even developed) breasts and perhaps other body parts as well.

They believe that if she can look more like a man, she’ll be happy and whole—and she will then love her mutilated and altered body.

But it’s all a lie.

We know it’s a lie. Children who have gone through this devastation and “detransitioned” know it was a lie. And doctors not sold into the Woke agenda know that it’s a lie.

But the one-way road to “gender transition” was the only offer most of these deeply struggling children received—until three years ago.

Under the brave leadership of our state ally the Family Council and Representative Robin Lundstrum (an alum of Family Policy Foundation’s Statesmen Academy training program), Arkansas passed the first version of FPA’s model Help Not Harm law in 2021. This law prohibits medical professionals from transitioning children and gives children who have been harmed by these procedures the right to sue to recover damages.

Our friends in Arkansas graciously came back to help train the next classes of Statesmen Academy graduates and more of the state family policy council network in how to protect children from the transgender agenda by passing these Help Not Harm laws. And, we rallied more national allies to help see these laws across the finish lines in states around the nation.

The result? In only three years, the family policy movement went from one state protecting children from transgender experimentation to now twenty states with a version of Help Not Harm in law.

These laws protect nearly 100,000 children who were otherwise at risk of being sent down the one-way road to “gender transition.”

We are so grateful to God for this victory!

But yet, we know that leaves over 200,000 children who still need to be protected in the remaining 30 states.

We’ve done the math. We’ve demonstrated that our movement can save 1 child from the transgender agenda—and a lifetime of regret—for $360.

That’s $30/month or just $1/day.

These remaining 200,000+ children need to know that there’s hope beyond life-altering drugs and surgery.

Fall is when we train allies, lawmakers and others for the next legislative cycle, which begins in most states in January. We are rebuilding resources, equipping states, and preparing to protect these children who have been abandoned to Woke Extremism in the more “purple” and “blue” states. There’s no time to lose!

Will you help us protect one child from a lifetime of regret? If every family “adopted” one child, together we could push back this terrible agenda and give children far more hope and healing than what they find under the needle or the knife.

I can give a one-time gift of $360 for one child!

I can give $30/month for one child

I can protect more children with a one-time or monthly gift.

No child should carry lifelong regret.

Will you help one child today?

Gratefully,

Autumn Leva,
Sr. Vice President, Strategy

 

Last night, an incredible thing happened. North Carolina became the twentieth state with a Help Not Harm law, even overriding their governor’s veto to do so. That means that across the nation, millions of children are now protected from transgender procedures.

And this is not a fringe issue or a partisan victory. 60% of the states with Help Not Harm laws passed them with support from both Republicans and Democrats, and 20% of Help Not Harm states overrode their governors’ vetoes to pass these laws.

YOU made this milestone possible. With each email you sent your lawmakers in our Action center, time you showed up at your Capitol with your state’s Family Policy Council, generously gave toward the cause, or prayed for these laws to pass, you were protecting children. Because of you, children in 20 states have the opportunity to grow up with their bodies free from the irreversible harm and heavy baggage of so-called ‘gender transition.’

WATCH and SHARE this 2-minute video to celebrate your victory protecting children!

Here at Family Policy Alliance, with your support, we first drafted model legislation on this issue in 2017. In 2021, Arkansas became the first state to pass a Help Not Harm-style law (made possible by the state’s Family Council, alongside Rep. Robin Lundstrum, an alumna of Family Policy Foundation’s Statesmen Academy). Then, this year, the movement took hold of the nation.

This win wouldn’t have been possible without a groundswell of support at the state level. These victories happened because of the tireless work of Family Policy Councils and lawmakers (many of them alumni of the Statesmen Academy) across those twenty states. The men and women who have courageously supported this legislation are heroes. They know – just as you do – that 50 years from now, our nation will look back and see transitioning children as one of the great medical scandals of our age. At Family Policy Alliance, we are honored to be among those speaking out against injustice, and we greatly commend those who have risked their careers and even their personal safety to do the same.

And ultimately, we praise God for his gracious work in making this milestone possible. A victory of this size is exceedingly rare in the political realm, and we know a result this big was only possible because of His work.

The 20 states with Help Not Harm-like laws are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and Utah.

Where do we go from here? 20 states is a great accomplishment, but we’re just getting started. Our vision is that one day, every child in America will be protected and transitioning children will be unthinkable.

Whatever your role in this milestone, thank you. You are helping to spare children from unthinkable and lasting harm. And, if you want to help further our work to protect children nationwide, you can partner with us here.

Praising God for His victory,

Craig DeRoche
President & CEO

President Biden’s Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) recently issued guidelines on lactation and infant feeding that encourage biological males to “chestfeed” children and recommend that healthcare professionals endorse this behavior. The guidelines promote an experimental process that induces lactation in men with a drug cocktail consisting of heavy doses of hormones, anti-psychotics, and sedatives.

There is an incredible lack of scientific research on this treatment, but what we do know doesn’t look good. These drugs risk blood clots in the transgender-identifying individuals and can cause irregular heartbeats in the babies ingesting the milk. And, there is no scientific consensus about the nutritional value of the milk produced.

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Promoting harmful experiments on children seems par for the course in the Biden Administration. For years they’ve advocated for hormone cocktails and invasive surgeries like double-mastectomies on young girls in the name of “gender transition,” both of which leave children sterile. Now, they are promoting even more experimental drugs to induce false lactation in men, failing to care about the effects on the health of either the men or the babies.

Speak up here!

At Family Policy Alliance, our vision is a nation where God is honored, religious freedom flourishes, families thrive, and life is cherished. To stay up to date on the fight to protect families and learn how to take action, follow us on social media!

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Dear Louisiana Friends,

Along with our allies at Louisiana Family Forum, we have an update and urgent request for your help.

Governor John Bel Edwards has chosen to veto the Stop Harming Our Kids Act (H.B. 648), a bill that protects our children from the irreversible harm of gender ‘reassignment’ drugs and surgical castration . Who could have imagined that these harmful, experimental procedures would be considered a medical standard of practice and defended by Gov. Edwards?  You helped us get this bill passed, and now we need your help once again to get it across the finish line!

The effort to override Gov. Edwards’s veto will begin July 18th, and we need you to contact your legislators and urge them to vote “Yes.”

The Stop Harming Our Kids Act is based on our model Help Not Harm Bill. It would prevent healthcare practitioners from performing dangerous, irreversible gender transition surgeries on children, including mastectomies or “top surgery.” It would also prohibit treating children with hormone therapy and other nonsurgical gender transition procedures that cause irreversible effects like infertility and body changes. Finally, it would hold doctors accountable by providing a way to sue doctors that perform these procedures on children.

Help prevent Louisiana from becoming a destination state in the Gulf South for childhood medical experimentation.  Our kids deserve to be kept safe from predatory medical procedures. Please send a message to your legislator today telling him or her to support H.B. 648!

By doing so, you will help ensure Louisiana law helps, not harms, our kids.

Sincerely,

Joseph Kohm III
Director, Public Policy

Dear Friends,

Along with our allies at North Carolina Family Policy Council, we have an update and urgent request for your help.

Governor Roy Cooper has vetoed three important bills that the North Carolina legislature passed to protect our women and children. These bills are a Health Not Harm bill (HB 808), the Parental Bill of Rights (SB 49), and the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act (HB 574). Now we need your help to get these bills across the finish line!

The effort to override Gov. Cooper’s veto could begin at any time, and we need you to contact your legislators and urge them to vote to override these vetoes.

The Help Not Harm Bill would prevent healthcare practitioners from performing dangerous, irreversible gender transition surgeries on children, including mastectomies or “top surgery.” It would also prohibit prescribing children with experimental hormones that cause irreversible effects like infertility and body changes. Finally, it holds doctors accountable by providing a way to sue doctors that perform these procedures on children.

The Parental Bill of Rights affirms parents’ Constitutional right to direct the upbringing of their children. It ensures parental involvement in their child’s education and allows parents to enforce their rights by bringing an action against the school for violations of the Act. Finally, the Fairness in Women’s Sports Act protects female athletes from having to compete against biologically male athletes in K-12 education and at the collegiate level. This protects the safety and scholarships of female athletes, as males retain many biological advantages even after hormone therapy, especially following puberty.

Our kids deserve to be kept safe from harmful, experimental gender transition procedures and predatory medical procedures. Our women and girls deserve a level playing field in sports. Please send a message to your legislators today telling him or her to support the veto overrides!

Sincerely,

Joseph Kohm III
Director, Public Policy

Just when you thought you’d seen it all, each Pride month just seems to top the previous years. This month we’ve seen Pride propaganda being pushed harder than ever: Target, the LA Dodgers, and even the Biden Administration are pushing LGBT ideology in the most farfetched ways.

Christians nationwide are outraged, and most of all, concerned for their children and families. Delano Squires, a Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation and father of four, says we shouldn’t lose hope, especially as Christians. In today’s live video, hear seven of the craziest pride propaganda moments from Pride Month 2023, and learn how a Christian father encourages us to respond. The bottom line? There is so much reason for hope!

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We’re nearing the end of June, which means the end of a time that many on the Left celebrate as “Pride Month.” It’s a celebration of an ideology that hurts real people – especially children. Here are 7 of the top quotes that came up this June.

1. “We’re here, we’re queer, we’re coming for your children.”
   Drag marchers chanted this at the Annual Pride March in New York City. The LGBT agenda is not looking out for children and their well-being: it’s grooming them.

2. “Thoughtfully fit on multiple body types and gender expressions.”
   Target released a line of “Tuck Friendly” swimwear, made for men to wear women’s swimwear. They also released Pride Month clothes for children – again putting kids right in harm’s way. After significant public pushback, they began moving these items away from the front displays of the store.

3. “We are pleased to share that they have agreed to receive the gratitude of our collective communities for the lifesaving work that they have done tirelessly for decades.”
   The LA Dodgers gave their Community Hero Award to the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence for their “lifesaving work”. This group features men who garishly dress up as nuns and mock Christians, especially Catholics. The Dodgers received significant public pushback for the decision.

4. “We have officially declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the United States”
   The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ activist group, declared a state of emergency because of the many bills (including our Help Not Harm legislation) that protect children from the transgender agenda. Who did they blame? Family Policy Alliance! (And they aren’t wrong – we’re on a mission to protect families and children!)

5. “Not somebody else’s kids; they’re all our kids”
   During the Pride Celebration at the White House, Biden claimed that children are “all our kids.” No, they’re not: Children are under the care of their parents, not the federal government.

6. “The health, safety, and welfare of the child includes a parent’s affirmation of the child’s gender identity.”
   The California legislature is voting on bill AB 957, a bill that would make it harder for parents to protect a child from transition — going so far as to say that not “affirming” the child would go against the child’s “health, safety, and welfare.” This could lead to pro-child protections being categorized on par with child abuse. In   reality, we know that one of the best things a parent can do is to protect their child from the radical transgender agenda.

7. “The report recommends cutting federal funds from states with policies that… [protect children from transgender procedures]”
   A report from Biden’s Department of Health and Human Services stated that it is “healthy” for children to change their pronouns, appearances, and names – and recommended pulling funding from states that protect children from transgender procedures! This is not the first time the Biden Administration has threatened to pull funding from states protecting children – the Department of Education has threatened the same over Save Girls’ Sports policies.

There’s a lot to be concerned about. But here’s the good news: your voice is making an incredible difference. When Target received pushback, they were forced to move Pride displays to the back of stores. When the Biden Administration proposed a rule that would punish states with Save Girls’ Sports laws, they had to delay their final decision – seemingly because they heard from so many people like you and will have to take the time to respond to the many comments they received!

And we know our work is having an impact around the country. Over 20 states have Save Girls’ Sports laws that protect female athletes, and 18 states have Help Not Harm laws that protect children from transgender procedures. Even the liberal MSNBC recognized the effect of our work, noting our impact on Help Not Harm laws.

We know there’s so much more work to be done around the country – and we know you’re right with us as you speak out and use your voice to make a difference. Thank you for standing with us as we fight to protect children and families!

Sincerely,

Meridian Baldacci
Director, Strategy
This article produced with help from Victoria Blackman.