DIThe Distraction Index

#LGBTQ_rights

8 events across 7 weeks

1Damage
5Hype
2Noise
11.7Avg Dmg
28.3Avg Hype
WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25
HYPE2026-07-24
Trump Administration Terminates Funding to Nepalese Trans Sex Workers
Resource Reallocationinternational · narrow
Damage
0.1
Hype
57.2
WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21
DMG2025-07-22
Trump Administration Hits 300 Anti-LGBTQ Actions
Policy Changefederal · narrow
Damage
32.6
Hype
29.1
WEEK 55Jan 11 – 17
NOISE2026-01-16
HRC Reveals Plan to Fight Trump Anti-LGBTQ Policies
federal · moderate
Damage
0.0
Hype
9.2
HYPE2026-01-16
University of Arkansas Refuses to Hire Pro-Transgender Law School Dean
Norm Erosion Onlysingle state · narrow
Damage
4.5
Hype
18.5
WEEK 39Sep 21 – 27
HYPE2025-09-26
Three School Districts Lose Federal Grants Over Transgender Policies
Resource Reallocationmulti state · moderate
Damage
26.5
Hype
46.5
WEEK 20May 11 – 17
NOISE2025-05-17
Texas House Votes to Repeal State Ban on Consensual Same-Sex Relations
Policy Changesingle state · narrow
Damage
0.9
Hype
4.8
WEEK 13Mar 23 – 29
HYPE2025-03-29
Utah Becomes First State to Ban LGBTQ+ Pride Flags in Government Buildings and Schools
Policy Changesingle state · moderate
Damage
10.3
Hype
31.9
WEEK 3Jan 12 – 18
HYPE2025-01-18
Supreme Court to Hear Case of Maryland Parents Objecting to LGBTQ Books in Schools
Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · moderate
Damage
18.5
Hype
28.7