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The Minister for Women, Katie Gallagher, expressed a contentious view, claiming that debating such definitions could cause “individual harm to young people.” She argued that allowing this debate would be harmful, particularly to transgender children, emphasizing her stance against clarifying the biological basis of sex within law. Her remarks raise a question: why prioritize the feelings of a small, highly visible subset over the safety and fairness of the larger population of women and girls?