Today, the Biden administration through the Department of Education released a series of proposed changes to Title IX regulations which would, among other things, reinterpret prohibitions on sex discrimination to include subjective “gender identity.” Under these new rules, schools receiving federal funding will be forced to allow biological males who say they identify as girls … Read more
Today, President Biden signed an executive order further committing his administration to advancing the transgender agenda. Among other dictates, the order directs the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education to draw up policies countering state laws which prohibit child sex changes and protect girls’ sports. The order also seeks ways for the administration … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) released results from a poll of voters in six Senate battleground states on a number of hot-button issues, including women’s sports, sex changes for children, and parental rights bills like the one recently passed in Florida. The survey, conducted by OnMessage Inc., polled 1,200 likely voters in Arizona, … Read more
Today, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed a pair of important, pro-family bills. SB 1165 prohibits biological males from competing in girls’ sports at the K-12 and collegiate levels, making Arizona the fourteenth state to enact such protections. And SB 1138 bans the performance of irreversible sex-change surgeries on minors. In response, Terry Schilling, president of … Read more
During his State of the Union address tonight, President Biden once again called for passage of the Equality Act and attacked state laws defending women’s sports and protecting children from sexualization: “And for our LGBTQ+ Americans, let’s finally get the bipartisan Equality Act to my desk. The onslaught of state laws targeting transgender Americans and … Read more
In a decision released late yesterday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that sex-change procedures on children — including the use of drugs which halt the natural development of puberty and induce sterilization as well as surgical interventions — constitute “child abuse” under Texas law. This follows a similar finding last year by the Texas … Read more
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) announced the launch of a new $1 million grassroots lobbying campaign in Texas urging Governor Greg Abbott to take action to protect the state’s children from damaging sex-change procedures. The first ad — which calls on Abbott to support SB 1646 — will begin airing today on both … Read more
Yesterday evening, Twitter suspended the account of American Principles Project (APP) Director of Policy and Government Affairs Jon Schweppe over a tweet calling on governors to prohibit the chemical castration and surgical mutilation of children with gender dysphoria. Twitter claimed the tweet violated its policy against “hateful conduct.” You can see the full tweet text … Read more
Today, Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced the Empower Parents to Protect Their Kids Act, a bill that would prohibit K-12 schools that receive federal funds from facilitating “gender transitions” for children without their parents’ knowledge and permission. It would also forbid schools from coercing students and their parents to pursue “gender transitions.” In response, Terry … Read more
Earlier this week, The Daily Wire published a disturbing account of a girl student who was allegedly sexually assaulted in a Loudoun County, Va., high school restroom by a boy wearing a skirt. According to the report, school officials attempted to hide the incident from the public, likely because it would undermine support for new … Read more