It is mystifying. Social tolerance of GNC looks and behavior in the West has never been higher. Being a total swishy & gushy glitter tossing fag is tolerated. Men wearing makeup and painting their nails is tolerated. Being an androgynous or even outright masculine looking/dressing/behaving/working female is tolerated. All "gender expressions" are hybrids now. There's very little 100% trad gender anything (work, roles, etc) and yet they're all so hyper fixated on "gender". And costuming up and performing it. The only thing I can think of is that with the young people there's no concept of having a long life where you change as you mature. Or maybe there is a concept, but they're scared to death of it and want to stop time (and customize their "presentation of self") right where they are.