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APP Blasts Biden’s DOJ for Opposing State Laws Protecting Female Athletes, Children’s Health

Today, the U.S. Department of Justice under President Biden reportedly issued statements of interest in two cases expressing opposition to West Virginia’s law prohibiting biological males from competing in women’s sports and Arkansas’ law prohibiting doctors from prescribing puberty blockers, hormones, surgeries and other treatments to children for the purposes of helping them live as … Read more

Biden Admin Quietly Paves Way for Childhood Sex Changes

Department of Health and Human Services (photo via Flickr, CC BY-NC 2.0)

Today, the Biden administration’s Department of Health and Human Services announced it would be reinterpreting “sex” in healthcare anti-discrimination law to include “sexual orientation” and “gender identity,” reversing a decision made under President Trump. In response, Terry Schilling, president of American Principles Project, released the following statement: “Last fall, American Principles Project PAC produced an … Read more

APP Blasts Outlier Poll on Women’s Sports, Sex Changes for Children

On Friday, a new poll was released by NPR, PBS News Hour and Marist purporting to show that over two-thirds of Americans oppose recent efforts by states to protect women’s sports and prohibiting doctors from prescribing certain sex change treatments to children. The poll’s two main questions on these issues were worded as follows: “Several … Read more

Trump Slams Gov. Hutchinson for Vetoing Bill on Childhood Sex Changes

President Donald Trump (public domain photo)

Today, Donald Trump released a statement slamming Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) for his recent veto of a bill which would have banned doctors in the state from prescribing sex change treatments to children. The state legislature overrode the governor’s veto on Tuesday. Trump has lately been more vocal in denouncing policies stemming from the … Read more

APP Cheers Passage of Ark. Law Banning Sex Change Treatments on Children

Arkansas state capitol building (public domain photo)

Today, the Arkansas state legislature overrode Governor Asa Hutchinson’s (R) veto of the Save Adolescents From Experimentation (SAFE) Act, a bill prohibiting doctors from prescribing puberty blockers, hormones, surgeries or other treatments to children for the purposes of helping them live as the opposite sex. Hutchinson defended his veto as consistent with the conservative principle … Read more

Sen. Rand Paul Challenges Biden Nominee on Supporting Childhood Sex Changes

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During today’s confirmation hearing in the Senate HELP Committee, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) challenged Dr. Rachel Levine, Joe Biden’s nominee for Assistant Secretary for Health, about Levine’s past support for prescribing young children puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones in order to help those children live as the opposite sex. Dr. Levine twice evaded Sen. Paul’s … Read more

Biden Moves to Undercut Women’s Rights, Religious Liberty on First Day

Former Vice President Joe Biden (public domain photo)

Yesterday following his inauguration, President Joe Biden moved immediately to sign an executive order which announced it would be the policy of his administration to insert “sexual orientation and gender identity” into non-discrimination law and that he would support allowing students access to “the the restroom, the locker room, or school sports” based on their … Read more

Biden-Sanders Task Force Releases Radical 2020 Agenda

WASHINGTON — Last week, the “Unity Task Force” convened by presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) released a 110-page list of policy recommendations for the Democratic Party’s 2020 platform. Included among the many far-left priorities called for by the document are a number of sweeping social policy changes, such as: … Read more

APP Urges Federal Agencies to Stand Strong on Definition of “Sex”

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WASHINGTON — Following the recent Supreme Court case regarding Title VII, American Principles Project (APP) is encouraging federal agencies to reject calls from left-wing activists and outside groups to reverse course on the definition of “sex.” In the last few weeks, the Trump administration has strongly affirmed the reality of biological sex in federal law. … Read more

APP Blasts Supreme Court Decision Undermining Civil Rights Law

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WASHINGTON — Today, the Supreme Court ruled in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia that Title VII’s prohibition of sex discrimination in employment also outlaws discrimination based on “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” In response, Terry Schilling, executive director of American Principles Project, released the following statement slamming the ruling: Judicial activism wins again. That is … Read more