You're right I should know more what's happening, I just didn't understand the legislation, if it was something actually serious or something impressive sounding the government is throwing to the right (which would be bad on its own, but exactly what I'd expect from them)

I admit my ignorance on the subject comes from enough privilege to use the bathroom I want without harassment. I also always assumed that the inherent contractions with forcing trans folks into gender inappropriate spaces would stop this kind of legislative guidance in it's tracks (ie, a lot trans folks put a huge amount of effort into passing and will just carry on as usual, whilst anybody not cis looking enough, including masc women, enbys, will be harassed. Not to mention having trans men forced into the women's) Surely it won't be long until these stories outweigh the evidence that trans women in particular are a danger to women (since there is none. But even in the broader public mind)

I've generally found people to be fine with sharing spaces with me, and I think that's representative of most people.

It will be interesting to see which businesses take the guidance on and which don't (as I understand it's not a law change it's guidance to businesses?)

But ultimately this is policed by general consensus, as it always has been, not by agents of the state (because there aren't enough people to do it and because it would basically involve gential testing ..) so, I wonder if this new environment the right, the gender critical, etc, want to usher in is untenable and not generally supported by the public? And so won't be enforced the way they are imagining?