LTK wrote: If a transgender man was undressing in front of my 16 year old son and his boobs were out to be seen, no, I wouldn't care.
If it makes a difference, simply so you understand where I'm coming from when you respond, it's not that I want to shield my daughter or son from seeing sex organs.
A man with a penis, or a transgender woman with a penis are typically physically stronger than females and where the will and opportunity is available, I'd be much more concerned with my daughter against a man or a transgender woman than I would with a transgender man with my son.
Are men and boys raped? Sadly, yes. But I don’t think that happens near as much as women or girls being raped hence why I would like my daughter to take more precautions.
Ryujin hit the nail on the head. When men are raped, they're less likely to report it, discuss it, talk about it, or even admit it. In fact, when men are raped by women it's far less likely that they'll be physically forced into the act, and much
more likely they'll be shamed or coerced into it to preserve the same pride that prevents them from reporting it.
Furthermore, I feel like your response is still smashing the "transwomen are pedophile rape-machines wearing sundresses to confuse our innocent little girls" button. I'm sure you'd never say it that way, but that's how it comes across to me. A young girl is no more likely to be beaten or raped in a locker room where a transwoman is changing than I am to be sodomized by a male masseuse against my will.
And transgendered people in locker rooms aren't the only problem you should worry about if you're concerned about the chastity of your daughter in a public space. Lesbians also use the female locker rooms, as do female pedophiles (both of which, if adults, could still physically overpower a child), so simply kicking out the things that have a penis isn't good enough to solve your problem. By the same token, a son could (theoretically) be just as easily (or arguably more easily) violated in a male-only, clothing-optional space, as well.
This idea that transgender people and homosexuals are inherently pedophilic is still rampant in our society for some reason I cannot comprehend. I'm going to chalk it up to ignorance, which is why discussing the matter intelligently and education are important, but I imagine the initial linking of those traits was simply to further discredit those minorities, and therefore parroting them to prevent them from exercising the right to feel safe in their environment is (in my opinion) nonsense.
