DIThe Distraction Index

#transgender_rights

14 events across 11 weeks

2Damage

6Hype

6Noise

14.7Avg Dmg

24.0Avg Hype

WEEK 82Jul 19 – 25

NOISE2026-07-23

Judge Questions Hegseth Testosterone Policy vs. Transgender Troop Care

Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow

NOISE2026-07-23

Judge Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Dismiss Transgender Air Force Troop Lawsuit

Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow

WEEK 81Jul 12 – 18

NOISE2026-07-16

Supreme Court Upholds Sex-Assigned-at-Birth Athletics Eligibility Rules

Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow

WEEK 80Jul 5 – 11

NCAA Policy Change and Transgender Athlete Scholarship Eligibility

Policy Changefederal · narrow

WEEK 61Feb 22 – 28

NOISE2026-02-22

Kansas Law Denies Trans Identities on Official Documents

Policy Changesingle state · narrow

New York AG Directs Hospitals to Continue Transgender Care

Policy Changesingle state · narrow

WEEK 60Feb 15 – 21

Trump Administration Threatens California Over Transgender Athletes Policy

Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow

WEEK 33Aug 10 – 16

New Air Force Policy Denies Transgender Troops Hearings Before Discharge

Policy Changefederal · narrow

WEEK 31Jul 27 – Aug 2

States Sue Trump Administration Over Hospital Restrictions on Transgender Youth Treatment

Policy Changemulti state · narrow

WEEK 25Jun 15 – 21

NOISE2025-06-14

Supreme Court Pending Cases on Transgender Care Bans

Judicial/Legal Actionfederal · narrow

Trump Threatens to Cut School Funding Over Transgender Athlete Policy

Resource Reallocationsingle state · moderate

WEEK 22May 25 – 31

Trump Administration Goes After Fresno Track and Field Over Trans Athlete

Enforcement Actionsingle state · narrow

WEEK 20May 11 – 17

NOISE2025-05-17

Federal Judge Blocks Bill Tying Bathrooms to Biological Sex

Judicial/Legal Actionsingle state · narrow

WEEK 12Mar 16 – 22

South Dakota Signs Anti-Transgender Bathroom Bill

Policy Changesingle state · narrow