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Heritage Foundation Pushes Anti-LGBTQ+ Family Policies

1/29/2026

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The Heritage Foundation released the report "Saving America by Saving the Family," advocating a strict, LGBTQ+-excluding definition of family.
It argues the decline of the American family threatens society's survival and endorses policies favoring heterosexual families, including tax credits and benefits that would bar same-sex couples.
It denounces surrogacy and asserts only biological definitions of parenthood are valid, reflecting ongoing efforts to undermine LGBTQ+ rights and echoing Project 2025.

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The Heritage Foundation released the report "Saving America by Saving the Family," advocating a strict, LGBTQ+-excluding definition of family.
It argues the decline of the American family threatens society's survival and endorses policies favoring heterosexual families, including tax credits and benefits that would bar same-sex couples.
It denounces surrogacy and asserts only biological definitions of parenthood are valid, reflecting ongoing efforts to undermine LGBTQ+ rights and echoing Project 2025.