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Trans people do not like this. They often say that it doesn't count for me because its "easier" (since people with DSDs and intersex people are binary trans' people's scapegoat, ie "cis people get gender affirming care" "lie about being intersex to avoid transphobia" etc etc my fellow intersex people know what I'm talking about, they don't want to admit that it really isn't easier for us).

They want their trans labels to be in neat little boxes with no variation; its easier to sympathize with someone that's more alike to yourself, and they want to be able to sympathize with all trans people because it makes them feel better about themselves, to be a self ally with no internalized transphobia whatsoever.

I've been called multiple things, transtrender, baedel, herm, chaser, wannabe, appropriator, futa, only ever by trans people. In fact I think I've met more cis people that are understanding and willing to learn about intersexuality and DSDs than trans people. For trans people a lot of the time it means they have to deconstruct gender binaries in their mind again, and they'd rather just stick to the current beliefs they feel safe in.