How to: Make lower items in RelativeLayout respond to gestures

Question

How can I make layouts/views that have a lower z-index in a RelativeLayout response to any gesture, even if the view/layout above them covers the entire screen?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout

    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="@drawable/purplebgscaled"
    tools:context="com.xxx.xxx.MainActivity">

    <!-- This is the layout I want to interact with -->
    <LinearLayout 
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:gravity="top|center"
        android:orientation="vertical"
        android:translationY="20dp">

        <androidx.fragment.app.FragmentContainerView
            android:id="@+id/brightness_controls"
            android:name="com.xxx.xxx.BrightnessControls"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:paddingHorizontal="50dp"
            android:paddingTop="25dp" />

        <androidx.fragment.app.FragmentContainerView
            android:id="@+id/fragment_container_view"
            android:name="com.xxx.xxx.Clock"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:paddingTop="20dp" />

    </LinearLayout>

    <!-- It needs to be behind this drawer -->
    <androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout
        android:id="@+id/drawer"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        tools:context="com.xxx.xxx.MainActivity"
        tools:openDrawer="start">

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:orientation="vertical"
            android:translationY="250dp">

            <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
                android:id="@+id/appHome_recylerView"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="match_parent" />

        </LinearLayout>

        <com.google.android.material.navigation.NavigationView
            android:id="@+id/navigation_view"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_gravity="start"
            android:clipToPadding="false"
            app:menu="@menu/main_menu" />

    </androidx.drawerlayout.widget.DrawerLayout>

    <ImageView
        android:id="@+id/icon_drawer"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
        android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
        android:contentDescription="@string/background_image"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_apps" />

</RelativeLayout>