This is true. I'm not disagreeing with it at all. But have you considered that your knee-jerk reaction to always blame difference of opinion on hatred is wrong?

Is it impossible to beliieve that people genuinely care about protecting children? Do you think there's a hidden agenda when people condemn pedophilia? Even if the child is, say, only a year below the age of consent? There are surely fifteen year olds mature enough to decide they want to have sex. There are doubtless nineteen year olds who aren't mature enough. It doesn't matter. We had to draw a line in the sand to protect children so we did. It's imperfect and it's also the best we can do.

You're so wired into the belief that the only explanation for an opinion other than yours on trans issues is transphobia that you can't even hear an argument about the importance of consent laws.

I don't hate trans people. I don't fear trans people. I fully support the rights of trans people to live their lives as they want. I also care about protecting children. I also think consent is important. All of these things can be and are true.

I understand that there is no perfect solution and I understand that I'm not qualified to decide what the best solution is. Neither are you. You're just one person. But I think it should be beyond argument that there needs to be a minimum age somewhere. That we need to draw a line before which children are treated as children. After that point, they should be free to do whatever they want. How is this even controversial?