First sentence, "Transgender models are all the rage now. " begets the question, 'All the rage with whom?'

America, in general, could not give a whit about Trans-ies (or whatever the accepted nickname). Hollywood, the land of sexual obsession, perversion and assault, is naturally obsessed with Transexuals. For Hollywood, Sex is the Raison d'etre.  No so much for anyone else.

As for Playboy featuring a She-He (He-She?) on the cover, they are trying to transition from a Heterosexual to a Homosexual magazine. Let them. No one cares much about Playboy anymore, either.