Marriage & Family

Marriage and family are the foundation on which human civilization is built.

At Alliance Defending Freedom, we believe government policy should reflect the truth about God’s created order: that biological differences between men and women matter, that marriage is the union of one man and one woman, and that children are best cared for by their moms and dads.

Today, gender ideology poses the greatest threat to these fundamental realities. Already, it is being used to redefine human personhood, undercut protections for women, and justify subjecting children to irreversible surgeries and the administration of potentially sterilizing hormones. These efforts must be opposed.

We oppose efforts by governments to subject children to harmful, experimental, and often-irreversible procedures that purport to “change” their gender.

We defend the definition of “sex” as based solely on biology. Human beings are made immutably male or female, and the law should reflect this fundamental reality.

We work to enact and defend laws that affirm legitimate differences between the sexes, including laws that protect intimate, sex-specific spaces like bathrooms, locker rooms, and showers.

At ADF, we know that when government policy reflects false ideas about marriage and family, real people—often women and children—are harmed.

• We uphold the fundamental truths of Genesis 1:26-27 that all people are created male or female in the image of God, equal in dignity and worth.
• We’re taking the federal government to task. The Biden administration’s attempt to redefine “sex” in federal law threatens equal opportunities for women and cannot be allowed to stand.
• We recognize that in a culture rebelling against God’s designs for sexuality, Christian marriage is as significant and life-giving as ever.