In Britain today, no issue illustrates the cruelty of our political culture wars more starkly than the debate over trans rights. What should have been a modest update to outdated legislation has become one of the most poisonous battlegrounds in national life.

As a gay man, I fear this toxicity will not stay confined to the UK. It is a contagion that could easily spread to the United States.

The storm began in Scotland. Former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon sought to reform the Gender Recognition Act, which forces trans people to endure intrusive medical assessments and years of delay before their gender can be legally recognized. Her proposal would have streamlined the process, as already seen in Ireland and Denmark. On the merits, it was humane and uncontroversial.

But Sturgeon also wa

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