World Congress of Families

The World Congress of Families mobilizes opposition to reproductive rights, LGBTQ equality, feminism and “gender ideology” in the name of the “natural family.” Participants in its global summits and regional gatherings share information and political strategies for mobilizing conservative culture warriors around the globe. WCF leaders are allied with right-wing authoritarian and nationalist leaders who promote “traditional values.”

The World Congress of Families began as a project of Illinois-based Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society, founded in 1997 by conservative historian Allan Carlson. It now operates as a project of the International Organization for the Family, which is led by Brian Brown, president of the National Organization for Marriage.

 

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  • April 8, 2022 3:22 pm

    US Indicts ‘God’s Oligarch,’ World Congress of Families Funder Konstantin Malofeev 

  • February 25, 2022 10:35 am

    US Far Right Adore​s Vladimir Putin’s Christian Nationalism More Than Freedom and Democracy 

  • April 21, 2020 5:05 pm

    When ‘Christian Civilization’ Means Jailing Journalists, Firing Theater Directors, and Banning ‘Transgenderism’

  • November 8, 2019 4:08 pm

    Anti-LGBTQ and Anti-Choice World Congress of Families and Its Russian Backers Seek to Expand Influence in Africa

  • September 27, 2019 12:49 pm

    World Congress of Families Preps for African Conference with Supporters of Anti-Gay Laws, Opponents of Sex Ed

  • July 19, 2019 11:36 am

    Brian Brown Praises Anti-LGBTQ Activists in the Republic of Georgia

  • June 21, 2019 4:31 pm

    Anti-Semitic Site Published Brian Brown Support for Activists Seeking to Shut Down Pride Celebration

  • May 10, 2019 1:42 pm

    Trump Rolling Out Red Carpet for Authoritarian Hungarian Strongman Viktor Orbán

  • May 7, 2019 1:28 pm

    Religious Right’s Russian Ally Alexey Komov Praises Rise of Anti-Globalist Right-Wing Populists

  • April 12, 2019 5:17 pm

    Mayor Pete’s Marriage is Bogus and the Trumpified SCOTUS Will Agree, Says Brian Brown