Thanks for your reply. Personally I feel the debate in the public has got out of hand. Anyone could assault a woman in the woman’s toilets be it another woman or a guy who has just walked in there. Woman are at no further risk from trans women. There are violent people in all walks of life and yes some may include trans women or trans men or non binary etc etc. there are literally hundreds of other issues that are a problem for woman for example abuse in the home or workplace etc but one issue has come under the spot light and as said previously trans woman have been dragged into an argument IMO wrongly. Part of the issue is that many people dont believe that the feeling that you are trans (body parts do not align with your gender - how you feel inside) exists. They believe that somehow men are trying to take over but to me it just sounds ludicrous.
I do accept there are woman that fear being attacked by trans woman in the toilets. Much of the fear has come from wrong knowledge about trans woman and negative media. Remember when people were scared about HIV increase and that being somehow associated with gay men - all the negative media. Later discovered that this was due to infected blood transfusions. Gay men suffered the blame.
Remember when black people were targeted because somehow they were supposed to be inferior to white people as an example. Thank goodness many people have realised that none of this is true and moved forward. There will always be vulnerable groups attacked whether indirectly or directly. When they’ve finished targeting trans women it’ll probably be something else. I dread to think who it’ll be next but give it 20 odd years and mark my words they’ll be a new group to attack.
Rights for trans women are rights for women and vice versa. To me it’s all the same (no matter the body parts you are who you are) and body parts are going to make you a violent abuser/sexual assault etc - that’s to do with the person itself.
It appears hard to find a solution atm but personally I believe if there was more awareness about trans women and who they are - more visibility the very people who feel fearful would realise they are just anyone else.
Again just my opinions but ones with experience.