Leave Animals Out of It

I don’t know if many people saw this, but recently, The Washington Times published an attack on identity document changes of the type sought by transgender people:

I won’t bother to reproduce their text here, but did want to say: what a bunch of prejudiced hogwash.

There should be some version of Godwin’s Law that clarifies: once you’re using animals in your metaphor to justify your own prejudices, you’re not allowed to talk anymore.