It’s the modern equivalent of a Prohibition rage.
Pushbacks at the private level might have ultimately solved a loose morality problem (e.g. the Target boycott). But no we Gotta Have A New Law.
Yes, we do. Once outrageous antisocial behavior starts happening that no one foresaw before, it’s time to write a law to stop it.
It has absolutely NOTHING to do with prohibition. Penises going in the ladies room is not equivalent to drinking a glass of wine.