OPINION:
In recent days, the transgender bathroom debate has ignited intense controversy on Capitol Hill and beyond, symbolizing broader societal battles over human sexuality, identity, and morality. While it may appear to be a new flashpoint in the culture wars, this debate is merely the latest manifestation of a seismic shift in Western society’s understanding of human sexuality and morality — a shift that began decades ago during the sexual revolution.
The sexual revolution of the 1960s and 1970s laid the groundwork for the current crisis by challenging millennia-old Judeo-Christian principles regarding sex, marriage, and identity. Historically, sexuality was viewed through a moral framework rooted in biblical teachings: that sex was a sacred gift designed for the procreative union of one man and one woman within the covenant of marriage. This framework provided not only moral clarity but also societal stability.
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However, the sexual revolution untethered sex from its procreative purpose and moral boundaries, normalizing casual sex and reducing it to a matter of personal gratification. Once sex was divorced from its original design, subsequent steps followed predictably: first, the need to eliminate all consequences of casual sex. Contraceptives became a matter of “reproductive health,” and when those fail, so too abortion is required to keep humans engaged in casual sex.
Then came the legalization and cultural acceptance of homosexual marriage that sought to redefine marriage itself, severing it from its historical, biblical, and natural biological roots. Then, procreation became a matter of commodity, since the union of two men or two women cannot naturally produce a child.
What began as a rejection of procreation as the cornerstone of sexuality (the principle ability of one man and one woman to procreate) has now evolved into the rejection of biology itself. In today’s debates over gender identity, even the binary understanding of male and female — grounded in Genesis’ declaration that God created humanity “male and female” — is under attack.
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The transgender bathroom debate is a natural consequence of this trajectory. If gender is reduced to a subjective feeling rather than a biological reality, then societal structures — like bathrooms, sports, and even language — must bend to accommodate these new definitions. This ideological shift demands not just acceptance but participation and affirmation, compelling citizens and lawmakers to rewrite the norms of public life to fit a worldview unmoored from objective truth.
But this crisis is not merely political; it is spiritual at its core. The rejection of biblical principles has left a vacuum, filled with confusion and conflict. There is no natural state of human sexuality that produces a homosexual union or parentage, or a man “transitioning” to a woman. These are manufactured actions, definitions, and identities that must utilize manufactured processes to endure.
As society drifts further from the Creator’s design, the consequences are increasingly evident — not just in legislative battles but in the lives of individuals struggling with identity and purpose.
The way forward must begin with a return to biblical principles of human sexuality and morality. God’s design for humanity, as laid out in Scripture, offers a framework for human flourishing. It affirms the inherent dignity of every person while providing clarity and purpose rooted in the truth of creation. Upholding the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman and acknowledging the biological reality of male and female is not an act of exclusion or even of women’s rights but of something even greater: natural rights and the created order, offering a foundation upon which individuals and society can thrive.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill — and citizens across the nation — must recognize that the transgender bathroom debate is a symptom of a deeper cultural malaise. The solution lies not in political compromise but in spiritual renewal. To address the challenges of our time, we must have the courage to confront the lies of the sexual revolution and stand firmly on the eternal truths of God’s Word. Only by reclaiming these principles can we restore the moral and social foundations necessary for a moral and upright society.
This is not simply a call for policy change but a call for revival — a return to the wisdom of the Creator, whose design for humanity remains as relevant and life-giving today as it was in the beginning.
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Jenna Ellis is a senior adviser of public policy for the American Family Association, national radio host of “Jenna Ellis in the Morning,” and a Florida resident. She previously served as a senior legal adviser to former President Trump.
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