August 09 2025, 08:15 
President Donald Trump has already achieved 69% of the anti-LGBTQ+ policy goals recommended by Project 2025, the blueprint for his second term created by the Christian Nationalist think-tank The Heritage Foundation, according to the website Project 2025 Tracker.
The website, which describes itself as a “comprehensive, community-driven initiative to track the implementation of Project 2025’s policy proposals,” lists 18 LGBTQ+-related goals. Of them, the tracker categorizes 11 of the blueprint’s goals as “completed,” three as “in progress,” and four as “not started.”
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Many of the “completed” goals have dealt with eradicating any funding for gender-affirming healthcare, erasing any mentions of LGBTQ+-inclusive language from federally funded groups, and reinterpreting federal anti-discrimination laws to exclude any protections for trans and nonbinary individuals.
But it’s worth noting that many of the goals that the tracker marked as “completed” were actually policy changes sought in
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Very few of the “completed” policy goals were accomplished through actual laws passed by Congress. As such, many of Trump’s orders could potentially be overturned by a future president who issues opposing executive orders upon taking office.
The three “in progress” goals involve continuing to deny federal funds to “woke” groups and prioritizing heterosexual families and children in government policies.
The four “not started” goals include protecting religious-based anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination, prosecuting any pro-trans educators and librarians as sex offenders, and ending any Medicare coverage for gender-affirming surgeries (even though most major medical associations recommend such care).
Overall, Trump has “completed” 47% of Project 2025’s goals, the tracker states, barely seven months into his second presidential term. Their completion has largely been aided by a Republican-led Congress that has not objected to his unconstitutional and illegal actions that supersede his constitutional authority, as well as by Republican-appointed judges, namely the six-member Supreme Court majority, which has largely allowed his policies to remain in effect without offering much (if any) legal reasoning.
Trump has also achieved some of his goals by illegally denying congressionally authorized federal funding to numerous groups and organizations (both domestically and internationally) or by threatening investigations and prosecutions of groups that defy his orders. Many universities, law firms, broadcasters, and other companies have complied with his orders, even though they likely violate constitutional rights to free speech.
Trump feigned ignorance about Project 2025 and its goals during his 2024 re-election campaign, commenting, “Some of the things they’re saying are absolutely ridiculous and abysmal,” and “Anything they do, I wish them luck, but have nothing to do with them.”
But as the then-vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) said during the Democratic National Convention, “I coached high school football long enough to know, and trust me on this: When somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they’re going to use it.”
Completed
Department of Labor – Provide robust accommodations for religious employees. (Completed July 27)
Department of Labor – Rescind Biden-era Title VII and Title IX rules that strengthened the ability to prosecute sexual assault and discrimination cases. (Completed January 30)
Department of Defense – End all use of public monies for transgender surgeries. (Completed May 12)
Department of Defense – Reverse policies that allow transgender individuals to serve in the military. (Completed May 7)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – End all data collection on gender identity. (Completed February 25)
White House – Remove the words “sexual orientation and gender identity,” “diversity, equity, and inclusion,” “abortion,” “reproductive health,” and “gender equality” from every federal rule. (Completed January 30)
Department of Health and Human Services – Reverse prohibitions on healthcare discrimination based on gender identity. (Completed January 27)
Department of Education – Issue rules and guidance that “sex” is properly understood as a fixed biological fact. (Completed January 19)
Department of Education – Rescind Biden-era guidance that added a “non-binary” option in civil rights data collected from schools. (Completed January 19)
Department of Education – Abandon the redefinition of “sex” to “sexual orientation and gender identity” in Title IX. (Completed on January 19, but blocked by a court order)
White House – Revoke Biden’s executive order 14020, which established the Gender Policy Council. (Completed January 19)
In progress
Department of Health and Human Services – Revoke guidance that prohibited adoption/foster agencies from discriminating based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Department of Health and Human Services – Prioritize traditional (heterosexual) marriage in its messaging, health, and welfare policies.
White House – Cut off government contracts to entities that enforce a “woke agenda.”
Not started
Department of Health and Human Services – Rescind Medicare coverage for gender reassignment surgery.
Department of Justice – “Classify educators and public librarians” who discuss “transgender ideology” with minors as “sex offenders”.
Department of Labor – Prohibit employee retirement plans from investing based on ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factors.
Department of Labor – Issue an order “protecting religious employers and employees,” clarify they may make employment decisions based on religion.
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