Transexuals

[Catholic_Lady]

I agree that unless you have a penis, you should not go into a woman's bathroom/lockerroom, and vice versa. For one, if we allow anyone to go into any bathroom/lockerromm so long as they say "I identify with this sex", this opens the doors to fakes who are sexual predators. Second, even though bathrooms wouldn't be as big of a deal for me personally, I respect that there are women who understandably are not comfortable with it. As for lockerrooms, I'm sorry but I would not feel comfortable with a man going in there while I'm in there changing/showering/etc... even if he did say he identified as female. I have no problem with a 3rd option of "gender neutral" bathroom/lockerrooms though.

But what male-identified man is going to go out in public in full drag just to sexually assault women in toilets and locker rooms? The women who you would be sharing toilets and locker rooms with, most likely, would already be well into transitioning and will be outwardly presenting as femme even if they still had a penis. A man who is not transgender isn't going to go to those lengths just to prey on women. You're really blowing that argument out of proportion.

Maybe they would, maybe they wouldn't. Some people may very well get off on that specific type of scenario. The point is, should we take the risk at the expense of women? The risk can easily be avoided with a third, gender neutral bathroom.

And not to tar lesbians by any means, but there are biological women you already share the toilets and locker rooms with who are probably pervs and potentially predators. Same with some of the biological men who enter male changing rooms. Sexual assault is still sexual assault regardless of the biological sex of the perpetrator.

Sure, but personally, I would feel a ton more comfortable changing in front of a lesbian than I would changing in front of a man.