What you need to ask is this:
As a parent, would you be happy for your girl to share her intimate spaces with boys or adult men without you knowing, and in an atmosphere where she would be shamed as a bigot for speaking out if she felt uncomfortable getting naked around a member of the opposite sex?
If the answer is NO, then ask yourself why you think the magic fairy dust called "trans" makes a difference to the actual scenario? The bodies involved are exactly the same. It's a mixed-sex versus single-sex question, and it's about respecting the dignity, safety, boundaries and comfort of girls.
Additionally, the only evidence we have is that even fully transitioned trans women still retain the male pattern of criminality. In other words, the data suggest they need to be risk assessed as a male.
Self-ID means exactly what it says on the tin - ANYONE, for any reason, at any time, can make the declaration and there is really no way for you to prove or disprove what they say.
We have also seen warnings from experts that falsely claiming to be transgender (enabled by Self-ID) is a terrible loophole for dangerous criminals to exploit, because it means they have easier access to the vulnerable population they wish to harm.
British Psychological Society evidence to the government:
Conversely, psychologists working with forensic patients are aware of a number of cases where men convicted of sex crimes have falsely claimed to be transgender females for a number of reasons:
· As a means of demonstrating reduced risk and so gaining parole;
· As a means of explaining their sex offending aside from sexual gratification (e.g. wanting to ‘examine’ young females);
· Or as a means of separating their sex offending self (male) from their future self (female).
· In rare cases it has been thought that the person is seeking better access to females and young children through presenting in an apparently female way.
Such strategies in no way affect risk and indeed may increase it.
Some people falsely believe that taking oestrogen and blocking androgen in males will reduce risk of offending, however this is not necessarily the case.
Consequently the Society recommends that the Government give appropriate assistance to transgender people within the criminal justice system; while being extremely cautious of setting law and policy such that some of the most dangerous people in society have greater latitude to offend.
An actual paedophile has transitioned to become a "woman." This is a real life case that's already happened. How do we stop these criminals from exploiting self-ID? www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/3006679/paedophile-jailed-transgender-christyl-knight-christopher-nobile/
So no. This is not a simple question. Of course trans people should be safe from harm and free to participate in public life without harassment or discrimination. Nobody thinks trans people are all criminals or rapists, although I personally really do worry that self-ID allows dangerous men to claim to be trans in order to hurt people which will actually harm the reputation of trans people in the long run if we cannot stop the psychopaths from doing this.
What feminists are saying is that every single trans girl/woman is a MALE, and MALES as a group committed 99% of all rapes and assaults by penetration in 2017. This is why we have single-sex spaces. Not because we think all males are evil, but this is the best system to keep females safe. And, frankly, most males want their own single-sex spaces also.
The word "trans" does not mean we throw basic principles out the window, and give any old male who says they are a woman free access to spaces where children and women are vulnerable. "Trans" does not mean we deny all basic truths like biology exists and it matters.
"Trans" does not mean that humans can change sex.
"Trans" is not a magic spell that changes reality, unfortunately. And the "trans" person is not the only important stakeholder here. We have to be able to look at this objectively and practically.