I think this is the direction a lot of the "butch" lesbians are heading nowadays. (If not many of the radical feminists.) Since basically they identify more with the opposite sex to begin with, they'll see lesbianism as a stepping stone to gender change. It was something they wanted to be all along.
IMHO, "Chaz" is just the tip of the iceberg. A lot will be following her example.
It’s expensive. However, I’m sure the government will start paying for these operations.
I do not know any gay man who wants to actually BE a woman.