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#transgender_rights
17 events across 13 weeks
2
Damage
9
Hype
6
Noise
17.6
Avg Dmg
27.9
Avg Hype
WEEK 91
Sep 20 – 26
HYPE
2026-09-22
Trump Administration Enforcement Against Hospitals Providing Transgender Care
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
35.0
Hype
45.5
HYPE
2026-09-18
DOJ Settlement with NYU to End Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
Enforcement Action
federal · narrow
Damage
29.1
Hype
29.5
WEEK 87
Aug 23 – 29
HYPE
2026-08-22
Trump Administration Moves to Restrict Transgender Medical Care
Policy Change
federal · narrow
Damage
27.8
Hype
62.8
WEEK 82
Jul 19 – 25
NOISE
2026-07-23
Judge Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Dismiss Transgender Air Force Troop Lawsuit
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
Damage
0.3
Hype
4.8
NOISE
2026-07-23
Judge Questions Hegseth Testosterone Policy vs. Transgender Troop Care
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
Damage
9.5
Hype
12.0
WEEK 81
Jul 12 – 18
NOISE
2026-07-16
Supreme Court Upholds Sex-Assigned-at-Birth Athletics Eligibility Rules
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
Damage
6.4
Hype
24.5
WEEK 80
Jul 5 – 11
HYPE
2026-07-09
NCAA Policy Change and Transgender Athlete Scholarship Eligibility
Policy Change
federal · narrow
Damage
4.6
Hype
38.2
WEEK 61
Feb 22 – 28
NOISE
2026-02-22
Kansas Law Denies Trans Identities on Official Documents
Policy Change
single state · narrow
Damage
22.6
Hype
20.8
HYPE
2025-02-03
New York AG Directs Hospitals to Continue Transgender Care
Policy Change
single state · narrow
Damage
9.2
Hype
27.3
WEEK 60
Feb 15 – 21
HYPE
2025-06-03
Trump Administration Threatens California Over Transgender Athletes Policy
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
Damage
17.3
Hype
30.4
WEEK 33
Aug 10 – 16
DMG
2025-08-16
New Air Force Policy Denies Transgender Troops Hearings Before Discharge
Policy Change
federal · narrow
Damage
31.9
Hype
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
Damage
42.5
Hype
26.4
WEEK 25
Jun 15 – 21
HYPE
2025-06-14
Trump Threatens to Cut School Funding Over Transgender Athlete Policy
Resource Reallocation
single state · moderate
Damage
16.7
Hype
29.8
NOISE
2025-06-14
Supreme Court Pending Cases on Transgender Care Bans
Judicial/Legal Action
federal · narrow
Damage
15.1
Hype
5.5
WEEK 22
May 25 – 31
HYPE
2025-05-30
Trump Administration Goes After Fresno Track and Field Over Trans Athlete
Enforcement Action
single state · narrow
Damage
7.5
Hype
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
Damage
13.5
Hype
17.3
WEEK 12
Mar 16 – 22
HYPE
2025-03-22
South Dakota Signs Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill
Policy Change
single state · narrow
Damage
9.4
Hype
28.3