IT’S NEVER TOO LATE:  “Malcolm Gladwell Reaches His Tipping Point on Trans Athletes.”  Weirdly, Gladwell says that he has always thought that allowing “transgender women” to participate in women’s sports was “nuts.”  But only recently has he been willing to say so in public.

I’m not sure I could live my life that way–or at least I haven’t.  Nine years ago, I testified before Congress that  the Obama policy giving “transgender women” the right to use women’s bathrooms, showers, and locker rooms had no basis in law.   A Member of Congress called me a bigot, and her accusation went viral.  I got death threats.  Even my hairdresser was upset at me. (!!)  But even then, I got many more positive emails and letters of support than I got nastygrams.  I don’t understand why speaking obvious truths that obviously need to be said is so hard.  Still, I’m happy Gladwell is willing to speak up now.