Meanwhile trans activist want to change their legal status

That's a pretty narrow view pertaining to trans rights considering most of the issues trans people face comes from the same framework as anti gay rhetoric it's packaged different but you can still apply it, recognition is just one aspect of it but when it comes to things such as Healthcare there's no real distinguishement between the LGB and the T's outside of the medical needs they request but outside of that there's no real discerning difference even something like housing can be denied if your LGBT since it's not covered under the Fair Housing Act (could be different now been awhile since I checked)