Marriage, Family, & Children

AFPI Recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Today kicks off National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, observed April 19-25 as part of National Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This year’s theme, marking the 25th anniversary, is “25 Years Stronger: Looking Back, Moving Forward.”

Reforming Foster Care: A Home for Every Child

In this interview, Hannah speaks with Alex Adams, Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services, about the urgent work of protecting America’s most vulnerable children and preserving the promise of the American Dream.

The Parent Trap: The Detransition Reality Schools Tried To Hide From Moms And Dads

Gender Dysphoria and the Social Transition Intervention

Over the last decade, mental health practitioners have increasingly diagnosed minors with gender dysphoria, a psychological disorder used to describe a person’s mental distress about their biological sex. Gender dysphoria was once considered to be a very rare psychological disorder. As the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) for Mental Disorders IV-TR stated, “only a very small number of children with Gender Identity Disorder [Gender Dysphoria] will continue to meet criteria for Gender Identity Disorder in adolescence or adulthood” (APA, 2000, p. 579). Today, the ideas contained in this diagnosis are used both formally and informally with much greater frequency than at any time in the history of the diagnostic construct (Bachmann et al., 2024; Sun et al., 2023; Horowitz, 2025).

Kansas SB 244 Reinforces Sex-Based Protections in State Law

Washington, D.C.—The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from Stephanie Whitt, Chief State Action and Engagement Officer, in response to Kansas lawmakers’ decision to override Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of the state’s transgender bathroom ban, ensuring that women will no longer be forced to share private spaces with biological men in public buildings. “Kansas lawmakers have taken an important and bold step to stand up for women and girls by restoring clarity, common sense, fairness, and safety to state law and affirming that sex is a biological reality, not a subjective identity.