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"While many may celebrate so-called successes gained for women over the last 30 years, one must ask what defines true success for women?" she began, adding that "biological reality is rooted in scientific truth & is confirmed by the universal truths that we are endowed by our Creator who made us 'male & female.'"
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Kozma joined the 2nd #Trump admin as a chief adviser at the #HHS Office of Global Affairs. In Sept, she spoke at a #UN event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the declaration that denying #WomensRights is a #HumanRights violation.
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During the Biden admin, she was also involved in #Project2025, the #HeritageFoundation's "blueprint" for a new Republican admin. She played a prominent role in Project 2025 training videos, obtained & published by ProPublica.
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In August 2020, Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del, & 4 other Democratic senators issued a letter labeling Kozma & several other political appointees at #USAID as "prejudiced" & called for them to be removed from their posts. Kozma has "spoken extensively & derisively of #trans people & trans issues," the senators wrote.
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In videos obtained & released by ProPublica, Kozma recalls calling the #US a "pro-life" country in a closed-door #UN meeting about women's rights in 2018, when access to #abortion was still protected nationally by #RoeVWade.
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Watch: 14 Hours of Never-Before-Published Videos From Project 2025’s Presidential Administration Academy
The videos are part of an ongoing effort to recruit and train thousands of future conservative appointees. Despite Donald Trump’s efforts to disavow Project 2025, most of the speakers in the videos have previously worked for the former president.Nick Surgey (ProPublica)
"This radical agenda of subjective 'gender fluidity' & unrestricted shower & bathroom access actually endangers all," she stated, noting that "predators" could abuse the policy.
In 2017, she joined the #Trump admin as senior adviser for Gender Equality & Women's Empowerment in the #USAID, eventually being promoted to deputy chief of staff.
#law #ReproductiveRights #TransRights #CivilRights #privacy #HumanRights #health #ChristianEvangelism #FarRight #NewApostolicReformation
Kozma began her career in public service during the George W. Bush admin, working at the White House #HomelandSecurity Council. During the Obama years, she re-entered public life as an activist.
In a 2016 commentary for The Daily Signal, a conservative website founded by the #HeritageFoundation, she argued against the #Obama admin's guidance that public schools should allow children to use the bathroom that comports with their #identity.
"The Office of Global Affairs (OGA) advances the #Trump Administration's agenda & priorities by bringing common sense, transparency, & gold-standard science to global partners. Under Secretary Kennedy's [#RFKJr] leadership, OGA is committed to strengthening the #UnitedStates' position as the global gold-standard for #PublicHealth & ensuring Americans are protected at home & abroad."
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The #US’ new top #health diplomat, #BethanyKozma, has strong opinions on #abortion & #gender
The job she took on this week—leading #HHS’ Office of Global Affairs—does not have a high profile. And Kozma is not a familiar name in the world of #PublicHealth.
But it’s a position with power—& Kozma has a record of public statements & activism on health issues, equating abortion with "murder" & campaigning against #GenderAffirmingCare.
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