#transgender_rights | The Distraction Index
The Distraction Index
Weekly civic intelligence report · v2.2
Dashboard
Undercovered
Smokescreen
Timeline
Topics
Search
Method
Corrections
#transgender_rights
9 events across 6 weeks
3
Damage
4
Distraction
2
Noise
20.6
Avg A
25.4
Avg B
WEEK 33
Aug 10 – 16
DMG
2025-08-16
New Air Force Policy Denies Transgender Troops Hearings Before Discharge
Policy Change
federal · narrow
A
31.9
B
16.5
WEEK 31
Jul 27 – Aug 2
DMG
2025-08-02
States Sue Trump Administration Over Hospital Restrictions on Transgender Youth Treatment
Policy Change
multi state · narrow
A
42.5
B
26.4
WEEK 25
Jun 15 – 21
DIST
2025-06-14
Trump Threatens to Cut California School Funding Over Trans Athlete
Resource Reallocation
single state · moderate
A
19.0
B
31.4
NOISE
2025-06-14
Supreme Court Pending Cases on Transgender Care Bans
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
A
WEEK 22
May 25 – 31
DIST
2025-05-30
Trump Administration Goes After Fresno Track and Field Over Trans Athlete
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
A
7.5
B
54.0
WEEK 20
May 11 – 17
NOISE
2025-05-17
Federal Judge Blocks Bill Tying Bathrooms to Biological Sex
Judicial/Legal Action
single state · narrow
A
13.5
B
17.3
WEEK 12
Mar 16 – 22
DIST
2025-03-22
South Dakota Signs Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill
Policy Change
single state · narrow
A
9.4
B
28.3
15.1
B
5.5
DIST
2025-06-14
Trump Threatens to Cut School Funding Over Transgender Athlete Policy
Resource Reallocation
single state · moderate
A
16.7
B
29.8
DMG
2025-06-14
Supreme Court to Decide 21 Cases Including Transgender Care Bans
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
A
29.9
B
19.5