The reason it made me smile is simple. There are several posters on here, myself included, that have ideas that are libertarian in nature. I saw your shot as a light hearted jab at us and I find most things funny in one way or another. I am usually up for laughing at myself.
As for the "deficit" you mentioned. I disagree. I cannot relate to his being a man that is gender identifying as a woman and transitioning (fully I assume) to a woman. I have no point of reference for that.
But that doesn't mean I oppose it or am frightened by it. I take deficit as having a negative connotation here and I do not think that is the case. While I don't understand it I have no problems with it and wish him happiness in his life and the changes he is going thru. That is not a deficit at all. The deficit would be if I used that inability to relate to this to try to control his life, belittle him or otherwise harm his well being.