Yes. I watched her do an interview right after her book came out, and she actually went red and put her head in her hands, briefly, in sheer disbelief of watching the stupidity. And, quite unbelievably, having to spend 99% of any interview reasserting that no, human beings cannot change sex.
The frustration of never been able to get beyond the premise of no you can't change sex is palpable. She can't even get to explain why it matters!
I believe it's also hardened her stance somewhat, despite still being fairly moderate.
It's become quite obvious that the players in this all come from quite different places. And the truly malign influencers are perhaps not that many, but they're so adept at the manipulation of eg young students, their support grows. But it grows down an avenue of complete misrepresentation.
That's no excuse for Ed balls, obviously. I suspect his information comes from his son. Which is why he flounders when he has to argue it himself.
He's been served up a stance to defend that has no basis in reality. But more than that, he's been told that objections to it are unreasonable and bigoted.
When he's faced with completely normal reactions, it's he who looks like the bigot. Uninformed and sexist.
Thinking about it, it's perhaps not surprising that his son is a TRA.