Vanity Fair cover story, an interview with Diane Sawyer, and then the I Am Cait series that chronicled her adjustment (or lack thereof) into the transgender community.More recently, celebrities go the way of announcing their transition on Instagram at the beginning, like Elliot Page, and then later, doing a high-profile interview about the experience.
Page sat down with Oprah.As a former publicist, I know it’s a very elaborate and strategic process to guide someone through a public transition.
That's why you read about a trans person on the front or back end of their transition, because those are the most dramatic touch points.