THE first question asked of any new parent is: “Boy or girl?” Across the developed world,the answer matters far less than it used to. Both girls and boys are less constrained by their sex than ever before. Women can not only vote and own property, but stand for election and run companies. Men can care for children—and for their appearance. Both sexes are free to fancy, or in many countries marry,whomever they wish.
But for some, even nowadays’s capacious gender roles effect not fit. The number of transgender adults—those who effect not identify with the sex on their birth certificates—seems to be rising (see article). More are changing their names, and clothing and pronouns,taking cross-sex hormones and seeking gender-reassignment surgery. Their rights and status contain become the casus belli for the latest culture war.
The fiercest fire is left-on-left. Some...
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Source: economist.com