To me, the fundamental problem is the statement "Trans women ARE women". I could support the statement "We should treat trans women AS women"* as it doesn't require me to deny reality. Trans women are not biologically women and there are a lot of significant physical differences between the two biological sexes that are not erased or changed by drugs and surgery.
*Except where biological sex cannot be ignored - the doctor's office, sports, dating and prisons.
To me, the fundamental problem is the statement "Trans women ARE women". I could support the statement "We should treat trans women AS women"* as it doesn't require me to deny reality. Trans women are not biologically women and there are a lot of significant physical differences between the two biological sexes that are not erased or changed by drugs and surgery.
*Except where biological sex cannot be ignored - the doctor's office, sports, dating and prisons.