you're missing a huge part of the story. The fact that the person decide to change their gender is a huge thing. She was born a man, behaved like one for decade

you're missing a huge part of the story. The fact that the person decide to change their gender is a huge thing. She was born a man, behaved like one for decades, met people under that gender. Then she decided that her real gender was a woman. I don't understand how you can think of gender transition as something not worth mentioning when depicting the life of a person. It is a huge decision in life, and probably tells a lot, for example about the suffering that person has been living internaly for years.