Has a trans person ever described themselves as "used to be man/woman"

So I'm a trans woman and I'd never describe my transness as "I used to be a man" but I hear it alot on early 2000s or before tv and movies. Have any of you ever explained your transness to someone this way because I cannot imagine a trans person unironically saying this. Of course these are usually written by cis people and they usually don't know shit about us or don't care