I read that as “I don’t accept trans peoples gender, but will act like I do if it benefits me or my cause”, is there another interpretation I’m missing?

I’d say it’s an affront to humanity in both cases

The Ukrainian army is using them as well.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/magazine/ukraine-ai-drones-war-russia.html

MediaTek processors have become pretty competitive in recent years. They’re no longer the shitty, awfully slow mobile CPUs that you want to avoid at all costs.