I know many Christians who do not fast, but that doesn't make not fasting OK by the Bible. This isn't using religion as a cover but obeying its rules.
Oh the Bible isn't the end-all-be-all and you need someone to make an executive decision sometimes? Who's that?
The Pope? Oh you're not of that kind of denomination? What about the President of the Mormon Church?
That leaves it up to personal interpretation and opinion. Considering that the overall message of Christianity is supposedly something about "love and grace" the not transphobic opinions are a lot more compelling.