Press Releases

GPAHE warns that a federally commissioned, apparently non-peer-reviewed study is portraying support for transgender healthcare and individual rights as linked to “left-wing authoritarianism” and political violence. The study risks helping the government justify treating transgender people and their allies as domestic security threats.

GPAHE released new data from a poll we commissioned from Edge Research which finds that Americans’ concerns about political violence, democratic participation, and safety at the polls remain alarmingly high, compared to our similar research in 2022, also ahead of the midterms.

Viktor Orbán’s fall shatters a 16-year far-right political machine and sends shockwaves through U.S.-aligned authoritarian-leaning networks that helped sustain him. As Peter Magyar and the Tisza Party take power, allies tied to MAGA and Fidesz respond with panic, or silence, exposing the fragility of a transatlantic authoritarian project.

Viktor Orbán’s defeat is a key moment for Hungary and democracy globally. After years of backsliding, the vote shows authoritarian drift can be reversed. It opens the door to restoring rights for vulnerable communities and rebuilding independent institutions, while challenging the normalization of authoritarianism worldwide and signaling that even entrenched systems can be undone through democratic means.

A new GPAHE report finds that Project 2025, the policy blueprint spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation and allied conservative organizations, is evolving from a domestic governing plan into a broader global political project. The report “Project 2025 Goes Global,” details how the initiative’s Christian nationalist ideology is shaping policies that are dismantling democratic institutions and human rights frameworks while promoting restrictions on LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive freedom, and gender equality.

A racist video shared on President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama sparked widespread condemnation, highlighting the deliberate fusion of racial dehumanization with election-denial conspiracies. GPAHE warns this marks a dangerous escalation and notes that even after deletion, such content fuels harassment and real-world harm by normalizing racialized extremism.