These are the more abstract effects of the trans reforms, but what’s striking are the ways in which it impacts upon practical, even mundane things. If Greening gets her way, it’ll be much simpler for a man to redefine as a woman – winning the right to access women’s loos, women’s changing facilities, women’s hospital wards and, here’s where we get back to the awkward matter of biology, women’s sports. The average man has longer and larger bones than a woman, and a higher ratio of muscle mass to body weight. So it was no great surprise that in March Laurel Hubbard placed first in a heat of the Australian International weightlifting contest in Melbourne. Laurel used to compete as Gavin, and was the largest competitor in the category. Some applauded Hubbard’s success, others were sceptical. Two-time Olympian Deborah Acason said: “If I was in that category I wouldn’t feel like I was in an equal situation. I just feel that if it’s not… why are we doing the sport?”

In a few years’ time, saying something like that will get you banned from the game. The trans revolution, which has been amplified by social media, has been almost universally accepted by our political elite. In the UK, many Tories are simply terrified of being called “nasty”. But some are true believers, and they are the ones calling the shots.