Despite Trump claiming he nor his staff is not involved in Project 2025, a recent data leak shows just how many official Trump staffers are involved in Project 2025.

With so many people closely related to Trump working on Project 2025, it’s hard to believe he knows nothing about it, as he claims.

As Project 2025 gains traction in political discourse, the controversial blueprint crafted by over 100 conservative groups, led by the Heritage Foundation, continues to draw significant attention. Spearheaded by Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation, the project has recently been thrust into the spotlight following actress Taraji P. Henson’s warnings at the BET Awards. Roberts’ provocative statements on a far-right podcast have further underscored the potential impact of this initiative.

Project 2025’s guiding document, “Mandate for Leadership,” articulates a vision that encompasses a broad array of issues, from economic policies to social norms. On the document’s first page, the text identifies the normalization of transgenderism, drag queens, and pornography in school libraries as indicative of the moral decay plaguing American society. This explicit focus on pornography is intertwined with the project’s broader agenda, which includes attacks on abortion, contraception, marriage equality, and transgender rights.

Roberts’ rhetoric encapsulates the essence of the project’s objectives. “We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless—if the left allows it to be,” he declared. His foreword to the Mandate decries the cultural elite, linking economic woes and public health crises to what he describes as the “toxic normalization” of non-normative gender expressions and identities.

Project 2025’s definition of pornography extends beyond explicit adult content to encompass anything that challenges traditional gender roles and identities. This redefinition allows the project to target a wide range of expressions and identities under the guise of combating pornography. According to the Mandate, pornography contributes to the normalization of transgender identities and the sexualization of children, with Roberts calling for draconian measures against those involved in its production and distribution. The document advocates for imprisoning producers, labeling educators and librarians as sex offenders, and shutting down tech firms that facilitate access to such content.

The anti-pornography stance of Project 2025 is not an isolated phenomenon. It builds on longstanding efforts by groups like the Heritage Foundation to restrict access to information and rights related to gender and sexuality. The “Promise to America’s Children” campaign, launched in 2021, aimed to protect children from what it described as radical sexual ideologies. This campaign promoted laws banning trans youth from sports and access to gender-affirming care, and it encouraged parents to resist comprehensive sex education and anti-discrimination policies.

This movement is part of a broader global trend. Countries like Russia and Hungary have enacted laws that severely restrict LGBTQ rights, often under the pretext of protecting children and families. In Russia, for example, the “propaganda law” has been used to prosecute individuals and organizations for promoting LGBTQ rights, reflecting a similar conflation of gender non-conformity with societal threats.

Roberts’ connection with international figures such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán underscores the global nature of this ideology. “We must not give up on our core values: family, sovereignty, liberty, and faith,” Orbán tweeted following a meeting with Roberts. The collaboration highlights the shared vision of rolling back progress on gender and sexuality under the banner of traditional family values.

Philosopher Judith Butler describes this phenomenon as part of a transnational movement aimed at reasserting the patriarchal order. The anti-gender ideology inherent in Project 2025’s rhetoric frames the fight as a defense of civilization itself, justifying extreme measures to maintain traditional gender roles and hierarchies.

Project 2025’s blueprint for a potential Trump presidency represents a concerted effort to reshape American society by targeting a broad spectrum of social issues under the guise of combating pornography. Its implications are far-reaching, aiming not just at restricting explicit content but at eroding the rights of LGBTQ individuals, limiting access to gender-affirming care, and curbing the availability of comprehensive sex education.

As the political discourse around Project 2025 intensifies, its impact on the future of privacy, speech, and social norms in the United States remains a critical issue to watch.