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Paul Dupont vs. transgender people

Paul Dupont is an American anti-transgender activist. Dupont is Policy Director at anti-trans group American Principles Project.

In July 2025, Dupont was a panelist at theĀ 2025 US Federal Trade Commission anti-trans workshop.

Background

According to a bio supplied to the FTC:

Next we have Paul Dupont with the American Principles Project. Paul is the policy director for American Principles Project, where he is responsible for helping to build and execute the organization’s public policy agenda. He’s a 12-year veteran of APP, having served in various roles from communications to operations and research. Paul has been particularly involved in helping support APP’s advocacy on transgender issues, from defending North Carolina’s HB2 in 2016 to promoting efforts to end taxpayer funding of gender transitions today. He’s a graduate of Villanova University where he received a bachelor’s degree in political science and humanities.

FTC workshop

Dupont claims of gender affirming care for minors, “It’s really been set up to create a pipeline that’s easy to get into and almost impossible to get out of once you’re in it. […] And oh, by the way, if they do have regrets, if they do want to detransition, well, insurance will cover the initial cost of transitioning, but a lot of times various detransition care is not covered by insurance. So there’s a financial obstacle to getting off the pipeline as well.”

Resources

Federal Trade Commission (ftc.gov)