There’s a simple answer. Don’t waste precious breath, simply tell the truth, I stand for the rights of trans people like I stand for the rights of every citizen. Trans rights are human rights. Also, this is a distraction, this is not a national panic, there’s not very many of them, they have always been here, they will continue to be here and they’re no more of a threat today, tomorrow, or the next day than they were 100 years ago, so I’m not getting dragged into rage bait, and if they push the issue, asked and answered. You don’t need to expound expansively on it, and the more you do, the more likely you are to be playing to a niche subset of a niche subset anyway. A simple “That’s a gross way to frame that, and also bait” is usually sufficient. We don’t need to abandon “Trans issues” we just need make it clear, they’re scaring themselves with ghost stories and a handful of spectacularly rare problems, and if they keep whipping themselves into a frenzy, it won’t be long until they’re beating women to death to find out if she has the right parts inside.