American Family Association Action (AFA Action), is a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to advancing biblical, family values in society and government by educating and influencing public policy. AFA Action is also the Governmental Affairs Affiliate of American Family Association (AFA).
TUPELO, Miss. — The Department for Social Services in New York City recently unveiled the launch of a homeless shelter strictly for those who identify as transgender. The $65 million shelter — the first of its kind in the country — will be fully funded by taxpayer dollars. According to city officials, LGBTQ+ people need a place to call their own “because trans rights are under attack.”
Walker Wildmon, CEO of AFA Action, the governmental affairs affiliate of the American Family Association, explained how the city’s way of trying to fix its homelessness crisis with a transgender shelter is unjust.
“Spending $65 million to open a segregated homeless shelter based on gender ideology is not compassion — it’s taxpayer-funded discrimination,” said Wildmon. “If you embrace the city’s politics, you get a bed. If you don’t, you get the sidewalk. This is what happens when ideology, not need, becomes the standard for help. New York should be taking steps to fix homelessness, not using it as another front for cultural activism. Taxpayers shouldn’t be forced to fund a system that demands ideological conformity in exchange for basic human needs.”
AFA Action is a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to advancing biblical family values in society and government by shaping public policy through education and advocacy. The mission of AFA Action is to inform and mobilize individuals to strengthen the biblical foundations of America by persuading individuals with the truth of the Gospel, challenging the lost to repent, promoting societal values that are consistent with Scripture, restraining evil and exposing the works of darkness, motivating people to take a stand on cultural and moral issues, and encouraging Christians to bear witness to the world the love of Jesus Christ. Find AFA Action Alerts here.
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AFA Action is a non-profit 501(c)(4) organization dedicated to advancing biblical, family values in society and government by educating and influencing public policy. AFA Action is also the Governmental Affairs Affiliate of American Family Association.