I think Phil's sexuality is "Faggot Attention Whore" in that he seems to be attracted to men in some fashion (men, men pretending to be women like Slingblade, or women pretending to be men like Michael), but he needs those sweet asspats and to get protection and support from SJWs, so he says he's a tranny for special snowflake points. That is why he puts zero effort into passing. Deep down inside, I think he's really just a gay guy, or possibly a mostly male attracted bisexual, who has gone so far down the tranny/SJW rabbit hole that he's too confused to say for certain what he is.