It’s pretty obvious they want to access these spaces as they identify as women. A concept many people here reject. No need to give me the boring repetitive mantra about what women want. I’m a woman and I’m happy to welcome transgender women into my spaces.
Firstly - a boring repetitive mantra about what women want? Really? Your username proclaims you to be a feminist, yet you dismiss women's voices and experiences like this? Women are telling you exactly what they want. Women are saying they do not feel safe or comfortable around any men when they are vulnerable, no matter what name the man has, how the man feels, or what fashion the man wears. But you would rather ignore these women. Are their concerns beneath yours? That sounds quite elitist, frankly.
Most women on here do reject the concept that the feelings of a male who identifies as a woman should be prioritized over the feelings of females. Most women posting here will center the needs of the female in a scenario, not focus on exclusively on how to best preserve that male's ego. Because this is the feminist board and most feminists listen to women first.
I don't give a damn if you feel comfortable with males in your space, as long as they say they are women. I don't give a damn if some women are fine changing in front of gay males. I don't give a damn if some women are alright with being intimately examined by a straight male doctor. I don't give a damn if some women want unisex spaces. I don't give a damn if some women are unbothered by the prospect of sharing a cell with the likes of a Jacinta Brooks, Lian Huntley or Karen White.
I give a damn about empowering that one woman who is saying NO. Her autonomy, rights, feelings and boundaries are the ones that matter most to me.
I care, deeply, about the women who do not want to be around any male (trans or not) when they are vulnerable, incarcerated, in a state of undress, etc.
Single-sex spaces and services are set up for females only, to protect women when they might be at risk. They're for all women's comfort, dignity and safety. It is not for the "but I am fine with it" people to unilaterally decide whether some males get let in, speculate on which males are the "good ones" and run roughshod over the feelings of other women who really need that female-only space.
As Floral says, far more succinctly, it is not for anyone else to decide to give away another woman's rights.
It doesn’t involve me ceding rights as far as I’m concerned. Just respecting the rights of others.
You're not respecting the rights of the females who do not want these changes. You're trampling all over their ability to consent - because you insist your "yes" is worth more than their "no."