Unintended consequences

Why kneejerk reactions to tragedy do not help

Adapted from The Procession of the Trojan Horse in Troy by Giovanni Tiepolo (c.1760): public domain

Proposals to ‘do something’ to prevent tragedies of the sort that befell Brianna Ghey are very seductive. Yet trans people, more than any other, must treat these with caution.

For the history of passing laws to protect minorities is fraught with danger. All too often, the ‘solution’ ends up making life more difficult and…