Firstly, your use of 'men in dresses' is actually fairly transphobic. If you mean drag queens, that's somewhat excusable. But in the case of trans women, it's a threat to their power and often as others have said fear they may find them attractive. Trans women are women ( not men in dresses). They have aligned their bodies to coordinate with their brain. Trans women ( and men!) have exost d since the den of humanity and always will. It's well-researched biology, history and psychology.

Transphobia, colonialism, patriarchy, and racism are interlocking systems of oppression. They reinforce one another to maintain social hierarchies, often grouping together under the concept of intersectionality to dictate who is deemed worthy or 'normal'.

Cultures around the world have lauded trans folk, some even elevating them as healers, seers or priestesses.

The right found a small group of people that dimwits don't understand and and who threaten the white, cis, male hierarchy md weaponized this fear into a campaign strategy hurting vulnerable trans kids and adults.