Mental disorders do not have civil rights. Nor should we confuse conservatism with libertarianism; conservatism recognizes natural law. Additionally, while it might be a libertarian position to allow someone to call themselves whatever they want, it is not a libertarian position to force me or others to go along with it.
Exactly right.
The issue in the article is whether we want someone outside bathrooms checking the genetalia of people entering. And while I know nobody’s suggesting that, he’s using reducto ad absurdum to make his point.
If nobody knows before you go in and nobody knows after you get out then nobody needs to know.
However, that works best as an unspoken rule. Once you speak it, someone will abuse it.