—AFPI was founded in 2021 to promote Donald Trump’s agenda and is staffed with many who worked in the first Trump administration. Rollins is one of three AFPI employees nominated to positions in the Trump cabinet, including Scott Turner for secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Linda McMahon, chair of the AFPI board, for Education secretary.
—AFPI has actively opposed so-called “radical gender ideology,” arguing that it is transforming American society negatively. They oppose health care for transgender youth, claiming these can lead to serious long-term health consequences. Transgender people are people, not an ideology. Every major medical association and leading world health authority supports health care for transgender people and youth.
—AFPI fought against the Biden Administration’s proposed revisions to Title IX, which would expand protections against discrimination based on sex to include gender identity. AFPI argues that this change would force schools to treat transgender individuals according to their gender identity, which they oppose.
—AFPI opposes participation by transgender women in women’s sports and makes the unfounded claim that transgender women in locker rooms and bathrooms are “biological males” that make women and girls vulnerable and create “opportunities for sexual assault, including rape.” “Biological sex” is not an accurate nor a scientific term, but is used by opponents of transgender people to dehumanize them and deny their equal access to society. There is no data of any kind to support the claim that inclusive bathrooms undermine anyone’s safety. Transgender people are also several times more likely to be the victims of violent crimes than those who are not transgender.
—AFPI opposes the inclusion of LGBTQ topics in school curricula without parental consent.
—Former President and Board member of Texas Public Policy Foundation, which has advocated for book bans and spread disinformation about health care for transgender people, which is supported by every major medical association.