Colorado Principled Physicians and Colorado Principled Physicians Education Committee are American anti-transgender nonprofits founded by dermatologist Travis Morrell and based in Colorado.
Background
Colorado Principled Physicians Education Committee was registered in 2024 as a 501(c)(3) with EIN 33-1804604. Colorado Principled Physicians was registered in 2025 as a 501(c)(4) nonprofit with EIN 99-2590760. Both are listed at the same accounting firm in Grand Junction, Colorado.
People
- Travis Morrell
- Lyrad Riley
Anti-trans activism
In 2024, Lyrad Riley represented the group while testifying in support of Colorado HCR24-1005, a proposed “Parents’ Bill of Rights” amendment to the Colorado Constitution
In 2025, Our Duty USA and Colorado Principled Physicians submitted an amicus curiae brief the the US Supreme Court in support of petitioners in Foote v. Ludlow School Committee.
In 2025, Colorado Principled Physicians was listed as a signatory on a citizen petition submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration, seeking to restrict or ban off-label use of feminizing hormones. Morrell also signed individually.
Selected writing
Our Duty USA and Colorado Principled Physicians (August 21, 2025). Brief of Amicus Curiae [Author/Organization Name] in Support of Petitioners, Foote v. Ludlow School Committee, No. 25-77 (U.S. Aug. 21, 2025). https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25-77/373457/20250903112043216_Foote%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf
Resources
Colorado Principled Physicians (coloradodoctors.org)
Colorado Principled Physicians Education Committee (cppeducation.org)
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