Iain M Banks was making transgender the norm before some current republican politicians were born. I can’t help but think that some of my ease with accepting them came from his amazing writing about a culture that could be anything they want, from child to adult, male to female, furry to electrons whizzing in hyperspace.
Think of the children!
I’ll believe they’re thinking of the children when they use that phrase to make laws that agree with the environmental groups and governing bodies.