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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
As for the rape in the bathroom thing, only 7% of rapes are from someone unknown, so I think it's a bit ridiculous to suggest this population is going to be on the rampage in women's bathrooms.
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No stats are necessary to make this a "bit ridiculous" though, that's why I'm asking for some explanation as to what exactly people are afraid could potentially happen from allowing trans women into women's restrooms. The only thing I can come up with is that they foresee a risk of heterosexual men thinking, "hey, if I dress like a woman I can get into this woman's restroom without anyone batting an eye, and once I'm there I'm free to rape away to my heart's content - time to go get myself a wig and some lipstick". If that is the fear, it's not only irrational, it's total nonsense. Completely, unquestionably insane. No one who believes that that's a scenario worth being afraid of should be listened to about
anything, ever, much less how to set public policy on this topic.
Again, that can't possibly be what people are afraid of, right? It can't possibly be that stupid. So I'm trying to get someone to tell me what alternative, plausible scenario I might be missing here.