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Dear John,
The battle over gender ideology is reaching a critical point.
While many states have taken decisive action to protect minors from harmful and irreversible "gender transition" procedures, others are moving in the opposite direction, forcing counselors into a corner where they can only affirm a child's gender confusion instead of providing true help and healing.
As you and I wait for the critical U.S. v. Skrmetti decision, which will decide whether states can prohibit gender transition procedures on minors, another critical case has emerged -- this time in Colorado.
Licensed counselor Kaley Chiles is challenging legislation recently passed in Colorado that requires counselors to affirm their client's gender identity. In other words, Kaley is free to encourage a child to pursue pharmaceutical and invasive medical interventions such as puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries that remove healthy organs and tissue, but she is prohibited from helping them address the underlying causes of their distress and embrace their God-given identity.
Not only is this legislation a gross violation of Kaley and other counselors' First Amendment rights, it jeopardizes responsible care for patients in the state of Colorado.
The division across various states is stark. More than half are trying to protect children from irreversible harm, while the other half, like Colorado, mistakenly believe they are helping young people by allowing, encouraging, and in some instances, forcing this radical ideology onto them. That's why FRC is advocating for federal legislation that would protect children from the harms of gender transition procedures.
Our model SAFE (Save Adolescence From Experimentation) Act, which we began developing back in 2017 alongside like-minded organizations, laid the groundwork for multiple states to pass legislation protecting vulnerable children from harmful physiological interventions. Since the first SAFE Act was passed in Arkansas in 2021, 27 states have now passed similar laws protecting minors.
Although we've seen good progress at the state level, you and I cannot stop there. We must work together to advance federal legislation that will ensure minors are shielded from these life-altering and destructive interventions.
Will you stand with us today, defend the truth, and protect children from harm?
PROTECT CHILDREN WITH FRC
Recent polls show that Americans overwhelmingly oppose gender transition procedures for minors. However, the radical Left refuses to back down. Instead, they are doubling down and targeting anyone who stands in their way.
The protection of children should know no boundaries. That's why FRC has been working to advance national legislation to protect vulnerable minors in every state. Our model SAFE Act has already been instrumental in this fight at the state level. Now, we're fighting to make these protections nationwide.
Your partnership is actively:
- Supporting courageous individuals like Kaley Chiles in their legal battle for free speech and religious liberty.
- Engaging with lawmakers to pass federal legislation that will end these dangerous medical experiments on children.
- Equipping parents, pastors, and concerned citizens with the truth about gender ideology through our publications, media platforms, and policy initiatives.
- Submitting expert research showing the harm these procedures have on children.
But we cannot do this without you. Will you join us in fighting for truth and protect the next generation?
FIGHT FOR GOD'S DESIGN WITH FRC
This is a pivotal moment in the fight for our children and our nation's future. We know from Scripture that God created us male and female (Genesis 1:27), and His design is good. You and I cannot stand idly by while children are led down a path of confusion and irreversible harm.
FRC is working closely with survivors of this harmful ideology, including Walt Heyer, who underwent surgery at the age of 42 and tried to live as a woman for eight years. Thankfully, God has done a miraculous work in Walt's life, and he now helps others who regret trying to change the identity God has given them.
FRC's Director of the Center for Family Studies, Dr. Jennifer Bauwens, has teamed up with Walt to write a new book titled Embracing God's Design: Addressing the Spiritual and Psychological Crisis Behind Transgender Identity, which will be released in May 2025. This resource is sure to be an important tool for parents, pastors, counselors, and believers who want to stand up for the sake of the next generation.
You and I have the opportunity -- and the responsibility -- to make a lasting impact. The question is: will we rise to meet this challenge?
Your gift today will ensure that FRC can continue standing for truth, equipping believers, and fighting to protect vulnerable children. Will you join us?
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