Will Congress ever tackle transgender issues with more than partisan grandstanding? If Thursday’s House Judiciary subcommittee hearing is any indication, it’s not promising.

The hearing of the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government, titled, “The Dangers and Due Process Violations of ‘Gender-Affirming Care,’” addressed the two thorniest issues in the transgender debates: medical transitions for minors and transgender participation in women’s sports. Democrats dismissed the hearing out of the gate as “callous,” “reckless,” and a “bullying, bigoted framing of an issue.”