Thai has definitely been seen in teens who come out as trans. There's an increasing stigma to prefer being trans over being gay.

There's the idea that trans people belong to an oppressed class, so if you're perceived as being in an oppressor class, identifying as trans can give you some social relief. Gay people won equal rights and are no longer legally oppressed, so identifying as trans is the next best thing. It's the class struggle of Marxism playing out again.