//There's a lot of fear behind all this bluster.//
Very true, mamya- and quite fairly. 98.5 % of violent crime is by men and 90% of sexual crime. And mostly against women.
The stats don't change with transgender or transexual either... they remain the same as other men.
Maybe, AB ladies will agree or disagree... but if you were in a communal swimming changing room and a man walked in.... would you feel just as comfortable? if you were ever alone late at night, heard footsteps behind you, turned round and realised they were women... would you feel some relief? And so on....
Yes, fear is a common and fair response.