” He told teachers and classmates at his Kansas high school that the student they had known as a girl now wanted to be accepted as a boy.”
No. More like
He told teachers and classmates at his Kansas high school that the student they had known as a girl now demanded to be addressed and treated as a boy. Any mistakes would be punished.
It’s all very simple: No male DNA, no male chromosomes, no penis and testicles, no prostate and no way to achieve an erection and ejaculate means you are not a male.