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Sex Matters in Housing Policy

Speak up before June 29, 2026

American families and taxpayers expect HUD housing programs to prioritize safety, fairness, and responsible use of public funds. Too often, policies based on self-identified gender identity have compromised privacy and safety in single-sex facilities like shelters, shared bathrooms, and sleeping quarters.

The proposed revisions to HUD’s Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs would restore common sense by defining access based on an individual’s immutable biological sex (male or female) rather than ever-changing self-identified gender. This protects women and girls in vulnerable situations while ensuring equal access consistent with biological reality.

This is not a radical proposal. It aligns HUD policy with longstanding biological definitions, executive order guidance on restoring truth in federal policy, and the need to safeguard privacy and safety in women’s spaces.

Americans deserve accountability in how tax dollars fund housing and shelter programs. Support these revisions to refocus HUD programs on protecting the most vulnerable.

Submit a comment today and urge HUD to support the equal access to housing in HUD programs revisions and put safety first.

Personal messages make the biggest impact. You can customize your comment or use one of our templates—it only takes a minute to stand with women.

Parents Deserve to Know

THIS COMMENT DRIVE IS NOW COMPLETE. INDEPENDENT WOMEN MEMBERS SENT HUNDREDS OF UNIQUE COMMENTS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR. THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING UP.

Parents deserve clear information about the content their children consume.

Today, television ratings warn families about violence, sexual content, coarse language, and other mature themes. But increasingly, children’s programming includes transgender, nonbinary, and queer identity-related themes without any meaningful content descriptor alerting parents beforehand.

Children’s shows across major television and streaming platforms now regularly include these themes in programs aimed at younger audiences, often under ratings such as TV-Y, TV-Y7, and TV-G.

Yet many parents receive no clear notice before this content appears.

Families deserve the same kind of transparency already provided for:

Violence
Sexual content
Coarse language
Suggestive themes

Independent Women supports creating a content descriptor identifying transgender and queer themes in children’s programming so parents can make fully informed viewing decisions for their own families.

This proposal does not ban content or prevent programming from airing. It simply empowers parents with better information.

Experts increasingly point to media and social influences as contributing factors in rising rates of youth gender confusion and medicalization.

The FCC is now accepting public comments related to parental empowerment and television transparency.

Use the form to submit a comment directly urging policymakers to support stronger parental transparency tools and informed family choice.

Personal messages make the biggest impact. You can customize your comment or use one of our templates. It only takes a minute to stand up for parents’ rights and transparency for families.

Protect Counseling Freedom in California

California lawmakers are advancing SB 934 – a bill that could significantly change how counseling is practiced and expand legal risk for both professionals and families.

SB 934 creates new pathways for lawsuits tied to counseling conversations and decisions, while extending the timeframe for bringing claims far beyond typical limits.

Individuals who were minors at the time of counseling could bring claims decades later – up to 40
Adults could bring claims up to 10 years after treatment, or longer depending on when harm is discovered
The bill also allows for claims based on delayed recognition of psychological harm, further extending potential liability

This comes as policymakers consider next steps following recent legal challenges around how counseling conversations are regulated, raising broader questions about free speech and the role of the state in private counseling settings. In addition, liability may extend beyond individual providers to those who employ or supervise them.

Together, these provisions create long term uncertainty for mental health professionals and those involved in care decisions.

This could have a chilling effect on open and honest conversations in counseling – where trust and the ability to speak freely are essential.

It also raises important questions about whether families will continue to have access to counseling that reflects their needs and values.

At its core, the bill risks:

Expanding legal liability far beyond typical standards
Discouraging open dialogue in private counseling settings
Limiting access to a full range of care options for families

California lawmakers are moving this bill forward – and they need to hear from you now.

Protect Counseling Freedom in Colorado

Colorado lawmakers are advancing a bill that could fundamentally change how counseling works – limiting what professionals can say and expanding legal risk for families and providers alike.

HB 26-1322 creates a sweeping new cause of action tied to counseling conversations and decisions. It allows lawsuits not only against licensed mental health professionals, but also against those who employ or work with them.

In an effort to workaround the Supreme Court’s ruling that counselors are free to counsel gender-confused minors to be comfortable with their sex, these provisions create long term uncertainty for mental health professionals and those involved in care decisions. The bill also allows for economic, noneconomic, and punitive damages, significantly raising the stakes for anyone involved.

Perhaps most concerning, it permits claims to be brought at any time, with no statute of limitations – meaning lawsuits could be filed years or even decades later.

This creates serious uncertainty for counselors and could have a chilling effect on open, honest conversations in private sessions.

It also raises important questions about whether parents will be able to continue accessing counseling that reflects their child’s needs and values.

At its core, this bill risks:

Limiting free speech in private counseling conversations
Expanding legal liability far beyond typical standards
Making it harder for families to access the care they choose

Colorado lawmakers are moving this bill forward quickly – and they need to hear from you now.

Tell Arizona Lawmakers: Put Classrooms First

Arizona families expect their education tax dollars to support students and teachers in the classroom. But too often, those resources are diverted away from instruction and into administrative overhead and non-classroom expenses.

At the same time, student outcomes have stagnated, leaving parents and taxpayers questioning whether current spending priorities are delivering results.

HCR 2007/SCR 1032 would bring greater accountability and transparency to how education dollars are used by ensuring that at least 60% of school operational spending is directed toward classroom instruction – including teachers, aides, and learning resources.

This is not a radical proposal. It sets a reasonable, achievable standard that prioritizes what matters most: student learning and teacher support. It also gives districts time to adjust and improve, while ensuring that education funding is aligned with classroom outcomes.

Arizona voters deserve a say in how their tax dollars are spent. This ballot referral would allow citizens to weigh in on a commonsense measure to refocus education spending where it belongs.

Tell your legislators: Support HCR2007/SCR1032 and put Arizona classrooms first.

Tell Democrat Leaders to End the Shutdown

THIS CONTACT DRIVE IS NOW COMPLETE. INDEPENDENT WOMEN MEMBERS SENT HUNDREDS OF UNIQUE MESSAGE TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS URGING THEM TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT AND PUT AMERICANS FIRST. THANK YOU FOR SPEAKING UP.

The government remains shut down again, with no end in sight.

Washington gridlock has real consequences. The Department of Homeland Security remains shut down, and Democrat leaders in Washington are refusing to move a clean funding bill to reopen it.

This is now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history—and Americans are paying the price.

Nearly 50,000 TSA officers and over 100,000 DHS personnel were forced to work through financial uncertainty while continuing to protect the country. These are not abstract policy debates. These are real families who missed paychecks while doing their jobs.

President Trump has taken action to ensure TSA workers receive back pay using existing funds. That provides short-term relief—but it does not solve the problem.

Only Congress can reopen the government.

And right now, Democratic leaders are choosing political leverage over stability, security, and the wellbeing of American workers.

This shutdown is putting real pressure on:

Airport security and travel reliability
Border enforcement and public safety operations
Families who depend on steady federal paychecks
Communities that rely on consistent law enforcement

Public safety should never be used as a bargaining chip.

Contact Democrat Leaders and tell them:

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