Putting Children First: A Case For Natural Marriage and Family

Key Takeaways

Katy Faust's organization, Them Before Us, advocates for children's right to both a mother and a father.
Faust began advocating anonymously online, challenging the normalization of same-sex parenting.
The group aims to overturn Obergefell, critiquing the fertility industry and mobilizing pro-family organizations.
Children often experience 'mother hunger' or 'father hunger,' longing for specific maternal and paternal love.

Katy Faust lived in Taiwan, learning Mandarin and studying Asian studies, and received a Fulbright scholarship.
She and her husband lived in Taiwan for one year, followed by a period in Colorado.
Faust worked at a Chinese adoption agency, later adopting their youngest son from China.
For her youngest son's first year, Faust spoke exclusively Chinese to him.

Katy Faust began advocating online, angered by the idea that normalizing parental loss through same-sex parenting would benefit children.
She observed the media's narrative shift, labeling traditional marriage supporters as 'haters' after President Obama's evolution on marriage.
Faust's parents divorced when she was 10, and her mother maintained a 40-year relationship with a woman.
She grew up in a non-Christian home until age 17, providing unique insights into her advocacy against accusations of bigotry.

Katy Faust started her anonymous blog 'Ask the Bigot' out of frustration, aiming to present biblical and sociological arguments for traditional marriage.
After two years, she was 'outed' by a gay blogger who then 'doxed' members of her husband's church by publishing their names and addresses online.
Faust described the doxing as 'information terrorism' but was encouraged by church elders to continue her work.
This incident led her to write under her own name, enabling significant advocacy at the United Nations and with the Supreme Court.

Katy Faust states that children naturally long for a mother or father and should not feel bad for this desire.
Her organization, Them Before Us, maintains story banks documenting children's experiences related to parental divorce, reproductive technologies, and same-sex parents.
These children often experience 'mother hunger' or 'father hunger,' craving specific maternal and paternal love.
Faust emphasizes that a child's longing for a father, even with two mothers, aligns with natural law.

Them Before Us, Katy Faust's nonprofit, is influential, serving on the board of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC), a project by Jordan Peterson.
The organization critiques the fertility industry, particularly surrogacy and IVF, for potentially violating a child's right to life and parental figures.
They are spearheading the first challenge to gay marriage in a decade, aiming to overturn Obergefell.
The strategy includes assembling national pro-family organizations, changing public opinion through conservative media, and mobilizing the church as a child-centric force.