I can't tell if you're being obtuse on purpose or accidentally. This article you're commenting on did not come from a transphobic perspective, so I'm struggling to see what makes you think it's okay to say what you said here.

Your preferences are fine, but there are ways AND WAYS to express that, and I don't like or support your word choice. If you wouldn't personally go through gender reassignment surgery, ok; But that doesn't give you the right to invalidate other people's experiences.