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On one side was Casey Pick, advocate and lawyer for LGBTQ young people, determined to protect transgender youth who had long been “treated like a political football.” On the other was Kim Colby, who had fought for religious freedom in cases before the United States Supreme Court and was seen as “always the last to concede.” The goal was for the two women and others to explore whether mutual respect could alter the ferocity of the nation’s political battles. Was it possible to find a legislative compromise for issues that both sides see in identity-defining, existential terms? It was...

On one side was Casey Pick, advocate and lawyer for LGBTQ young people, determined to protect transgender youth who had long been “treated like a political football.” On the other was Kim Colby, who had fought for religious freedom in cases before the United States Supreme Court and was seen as “always the last to concede.” Why We Wrote This The clash between religious and LGBTQ rights is one of the most acrimonious in U.S. politics. But two women’s efforts show how mutual respect can reveal common ground and human connection. Part 3 in the Monitor’s Respect Project.

A woke BBC comedian has called out Ricky Gervais for telling insensitive jokes about ‘trans’ people. Here’s the funny part. The woke BBC comedian — whose name is Frankie Boyle — built his career and his multi-million pound fortune telling jokes about disabled children trying to rape their own mothers and mocking the very ‘trans’ community he now considers sacrosanct. In a recent interview, Boyle — formerly a Glaswegian hard-man known for his edgy humour — criticised Gervais (probably Britain’s most successful and best paid comedian) for his stance on trans issues. Boyle to...