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Nope, it's all about identity now. If you say you are, then you are. No medical conditions or diagnosis required.

For example: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Lj4V-Nme86U

This is most of the reason why it's become so controversial in recent years, because law and policy are being implemented based on this, rather than the previous, medicalized understanding.



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