American College of Pediatricians (ACP)

Do you know the difference between the American College of Pediatricians (ACP) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)? You should because there is a very big difference between them beside the number of members. The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 64,000 pediatricians while the American College of Pediatricians (ACP) has membership estimated at between 60 and 200 members. Big difference!

Hate Group Masquerading As Pediatricians Attacks Transgender Youth
ThinkProgress
By Zack Ford
March 22, 2016

The American College of Pediatricians (ACP), which utilizes the totally convincing slogan “Best for Children,” has issued a new position statement claiming that respecting transgender children’s identities causes them harm and conservative groups are already latching onto it.

If the claim sounds peculiar, it’s because it’s a claim completely refuted by all available scientific evidence. It’s also because the ACP is not a legitimate medical organization; its name is designed to be mistaken for the American Academy of Pediatrics, which is a national organization with some 60,000 members. The ACP, by contrast, is estimated to have no more than 200 members, and it has been designated a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center for its anti-LGBT positions.

“The American College of Pediatricians urges educators and legislators to reject all policies that condition children to accept as normal a life of chemical and surgical impersonation of the opposite sex,” the statement reads. “Facts – not ideology – determine reality.” The “facts” that follow actually reflect a social conservative ideology that rejects the very reality of what transgender children experience.

Whoa! They have this professional sounding organization when in reality they are against adoption of children by same-sex couples or single parents; they oppose legislation requiring HPV vaccination and believe in for abstinence before marriage. They are conservative Christian based organization.