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#LGBTQ_rights
7 events across 6 weeks
1
Damage
4
Distraction
2
Noise
13.3
Avg A
24.1
Avg B
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
DMG
2025-07-22
Trump Administration Hits 300 Anti-LGBTQ Actions
Policy Change
federal · narrow
A
32.6
B
29.1
WEEK 55
Jan 11 – 17
DIST
2026-01-16
University of Arkansas Refuses to Hire Pro-Transgender Law School Dean
Norm Erosion Only
single state · narrow
A
4.5
B
18.5
NOISE
2026-01-16
HRC Reveals Plan to Fight Trump Anti-LGBTQ Policies
federal · moderate
A
WEEK 39
Sep 21 – 27
DIST
2025-09-26
Three School Districts Lose Federal Grants Over Transgender Policies
Resource Reallocation
multi state · moderate
A
26.5
B
46.5
WEEK 20
May 11 – 17
NOISE
2025-05-17
Texas House Votes to Repeal State Ban on Consensual Same-Sex Relations
Policy Change
single state · narrow
A
0.9
B
4.8
WEEK 13
Mar 23 – 29
DIST
2025-03-29
Utah Becomes First State to Ban LGBTQ+ Pride Flags in Government Buildings and Schools
Policy Change
single state · moderate
A
10.3
B
31.9
WEEK 3
Jan 12 – 18
DIST
2025-01-18
Supreme Court to Hear Case of Maryland Parents Objecting to LGBTQ Books in Schools
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · moderate
A
18.5
B
28.7
0.0
B
9.2
