evidence: The Trump team has insisted that their candidate has nothing to do with the now-infamous Project 2025, despite its breathless ambition towards "institutionalizing Trumpism" (and Trump’s close ties with its architects). But Agenda47’s policy items are near-indistinguishable from Project 2025’s, making the difference largely a matter of branding. As Ms. magazine noted, Project 2025 also seeks an end to federal protections for trans people at any level, diametrically opposes Biden’s reinterpretation of Title IX, and would establish a "male/female" gender binary on the federal level, even prohibiting school officials and educators from using a trans student’s pronouns. Where the Heritage Foundation-organized document differs from Trump’s anti-LGBTQ+ platform, it is in its discussion of marriage: While Trump avoids the topic of gay marriage, Project 2025 confidently states that "married men and women are the ideal, natural family structure." Trump has a long history of making bold policy claims that he cannot ultimately fulfill, but the combined promises of Project 2025 and "Agenda47" have sown fear among LGBTQ+ people across the U.S. — and further emboldened the former president’s most extreme fanbase. A new report from the Global Project Against Hate and Extremism (GPAHE) last week indicated a surge in support for Project 2025 and its aims among far-right militia groups including the Proud Boys and Patriot Front, with researchers documenting a 1,425% increase in usage of the phrase "Project 2025" on its monitored channels since June 30.