At least your acquaintance had the full dysphoria thing, which makes it more understandable. The guy I knew really strikes me more as a 'trender. He didn't transition until his late 30s, and never exhibited any signs of dysphoria prior to getting in with the SJW crowd. He was married, had two sons and a wife that loved him, and it looked like their life was good. When their kids got to the point where they were leaving high school, him and his wife got into the local chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Apparently the local SCA was a hotbed for the LGBT community, and next thing I knew his whole demeanor was flipped over to "straight white men are the worst thing in the world". Not too long after that he went trans, his wife ended up throwing in the towel, and they're no longer together. I figure that if they'd never gotten mixed in with the SJW crowd dude might still be with his wife and not e-begging for rent money while living with his other 'trender friends.