We are destroying the fundamental building block of civilization in order to avoid the possibility of giving offense to a vanishingly small fraction of the population.
It is Hubris.
They believe they, or the Government, are God. They can re-define reality to their likes. Nothing is forbidden to them, because their is not “controlling authority” and reality is infinitely malleable.
They actually believe that. They do not believe in human nature or limits.
"And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil."
-Genesis 3:4-5