“One last operation and Kellie will finally be the woman she always wanted to be,” said the narrator, dripping with honeyed sympathy. Yep, that’s right. It’s surgery that makes trans people complete, isn’t it?

“Kellie Maloney: No Going Back” was full of the clichés of every trans story you’ve ever seen written by non-trans people. Kellie was trapped in the wrong body, Kellie never showed her boxing mates any sign of being effeminate, Kellie was brave to have surgery, Kellie had hidden her gui...