FWIW there are all kinds of rumors about this denied when searching the net. On the other hand If it walks like a duck smells like a duck and looks like a duck...
He's just trying to be more comfortable in his own skin. Always try to look at it from the other person's perspective. He's receiving no benefit whatsoever from the attention and controversy.
The company I work for has a business relation with another software company who has done some work for us. One day we got an email from the company stating that one of their workers (someone we interact with as part of the contract), Ryan, now goes by the name Renee and has had gender reassignment. Apparently they sent that email to all of their customers. Awkward! fan27
The guy is addicted to fame. Yes, that's a real thing. See mike jackson as an example-- he must do more and more outrageous things to get the attention he is addicted to----
i·ro·ny1 ˈīrənē/ noun noun: irony a state of affairs or an event that seems deliberately contrary to what one expects and is often amusing as a result. plural noun: ironies