In 2026, Andy Biggs accepted $3,000 from Sharon Slater and her husband, Greg, who were executives of an anti-gay hate group that allegedly supported legislation in African countries making homosexuality punishable by death. Sharon Slater was the president of Family Watch International (FWI), of which Biggs was a founding board member and a policy adviser for the associated organization United Families International.
In 2023, CNN investigated FWI for its involvement in “kill the gays” laws in African countries, which made homosexuality punishable with life imprisonment or death. Sources claimed FWI was “vital” in planning a Uganda sex education conference that took place weeks before the president passed an anti-homosexuality act. Sharon Slater and FWI denied supporting anti-gay legislation in Africa and called the allegations “absurd.”
The Southern Poverty Law Center designated FWI as an extremist, anti-LGBTQ+ hate group. FWI’s website often equated homosexuality with mental disorders and pedophilia, and stated its opposition to conversion therapy bans. Greg Slater, an FWI board member, faced calls from human rights organizations to be dismissed from his executive role at the Intel Corporation PAC for his affiliation with the group.
April 15, 2026: Biggs Accepted $3,000 In Campaign Donations From Sharon And Greg Slater, The President And Board Member, Respectively, Of FWI. According to Raw Story, “The Biggs for Arizona campaign took in $3,000 on April 15 from Sharon Slater, president, and Greg Slater, board member, of Family Watch International, which has been investigated for connections to extreme anti-gay legislation in Africa, according to July campaign filings with the state of Arizona.” [Raw Story, 9/28/26]
Biggs Was An Original Board Member Of FWI, Originally Incorporated As Global Helping To Advance Women And Children, And Was A Policy Adviser And U.N. Representative For The Associated Organization United Families International. According to Raw Story, “Family Watch International was originally incorporated as Global Helping to Advance Women and Children, where Biggs was listed on its original board, according to Arizona state filings. Biggs also served as a policy adviser and U.N. representative to United Families International, affiliated with Global Helping to Advance Women and Children. Sharon Slater formerly served as the organization’s president.” [Raw Story, 9/28/26]
Sharon Slater Claimed Biggs Played “No Substantive Role” In FWI Since He Left The Organization “Shortly After We Were Founded To Pursue His Political Career,” And Said The Organization Had “Never Supported Representative Biggs’ Current Or Past Political Campaigns” Despite The Slaters’ Donations. According to Raw Story, “‘With regard to Representative Andy Biggs, he left FWI shortly after we were founded to pursue his political career and has played no substantive role whatsoever in FWI's policies, activities or direction over the last 20+ years. Furthermore, Family Watch has never supported Representative Biggs' current or past political campaigns nor any other candidate for that matter, as we are a 501(c)(3) organization,’ Slater said. ‘Individuals at FWI, including Greg and Sharon Slater, have the right to support any candidate they wish for whatever reason, and it would be highly inappropriate for FWI to inquire of our staff about their votes or the reason for supporting any particular political candidate.’” [Raw Story, 9/28/26]
2023: CNN Investigated FWI And Sharon Slater’s Connection To African Leaders Behind A “Kill The Gays” Law That Made Homosexuality Punishable With Life Imprisonment Or Death. According to Raw Story, “Family Watch International was the subject of a 2023 months-long CNN investigation into connections between Sharon Slater and the leaders behind anti-gay bills in Kenya, Ghana and Uganda — where a 'Kill The Gays' law means consensual same-sex relationships are punishable with life imprisonment, and ‘aggravated homosexuality’ can carry a death sentence.” [Raw Story, 9/28/26]
April 2023: Sharon Slater Attended A Sex Education Conference In Uganda Weeks Before President Museveni Signed The Anti-Homosexuality Act, But FWI Denied Being Involved In Planning The Conference Or Passing The Law. According to CNN, “The conference on sex education happened just weeks before Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Act in May. Museveni and the First Lady praised the work of Slater and her organization in public gatherings. Family Watch International says those meetings were impromptu and that it was not in charge of the conference in Entebbe. [...] And while Family Watch International says it is not involved in any way in the law, the same source said the group has assisted members of parliament in pushing the legislation and helped shape its wording.” [CNN, 12/18/23]
CNN: A Source Alleged FWI Was “Vital” In Planning The Entebbe Conference And Had Helped Members Of Parliament Push The Legislation. According to CNN, “But a source directly involved in the event said that Slater and Family Watch International were, in fact, vital in the planning of the Entebbe conference – even suggesting a name change to avoid ‘significant backlash.’ And while Family Watch International says it is not involved in any way in the law, the same source said the group has assisted members of parliament in pushing the legislation and helped shape its wording. ‘Family Watch International staff made repeated changes to the draft,’ the source said, even suggesting clauses that should be added to the text.” [CNN, 12/18/23]
Sharon Slater Called CNN’s Allegations “Absurd,” And FWI’s Website Claimed They “Never Supported Any Efforts In Africa To Promote Anti-Homosexual Bills.” According to Raw Story, “Multiple other reports and humans rights activists have echoed the claims, though Family Watch International has repeatedly denied connections with the Ugandan bill, saying on its website, ‘Family Watch has never supported any efforts in Africa to promote anti-homosexual bills.’ Sharon Slater called the allegations ‘absurd’ when confronted by CNN.” [Raw Story, 9/28/26]
The Southern Poverty Law Center Designated FWI As An Extremist, Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Group That Often Tried “To Link Homosexuality With Pedophilia” And Claimed A Homosexual Lifestyle Would “Lead To A Bad End.” According to Raw Story, “The Southern Poverty Law Center designated Family Watch International as an extremist, anti-LGBTQ+ hate group. ‘They not only try to push back against any sort of reproductive healthcare or sex education, but they often try to link homosexuality with pedophilia, or they'll claim that homosexual lifestyle — or rather, as they call it, same-sex attraction — will sometimes lead to a bad end, will lead to disappointment, and they won't be able to find happiness in that identity. They also recommend conversion therapy,’ said Emerson Hodges, a research analyst with Southern Poverty Law Center.” [Raw Story, 9/28/26]
FWI Often Equated “Homosexuality With A Mental Disorder” And Stated Its Opposition To Conversion Therapy Bans On Its Website. According to Raw Story, “The group's own website states it publicly opposes bans on conversion therapy, a medically discredited and controversial practice of attempting to change someone’s sexual orientation. ‘That right there is why Family Watch International rises to that level, in particular, and they often equate homosexuality with a mental disorder, and they're vehemently against gender-affirming care, along with affirming trans youth or even trans people in general and their gender identity,’ Hodges said.” [Raw Story, 9/28/26]
Human Rights Groups Called For Greg Slater To Be Dismissed From The Intel Corporation Political Action Committee, Where He Was A Senior Executive And Counsel And Had Donated More Than $63,000, Due To His Affiliation With FWI. According to Raw Story, “Gregory Slater previously faced calls from human rights groups for dismissal from his role as a senior executive and counsel at the political action committee Intel due to his connections with Family Watch International, according to The Guardian. Gregory Slater has made nearly 400 donations to the Intel Corporation Political Action Committee, totaling more than $63,000.” [Raw Story, 9/28/26]