About the whole "living for a year" thing: the only mention about it being a requirement is made by Rob/Robin... BEFORE doing their research. So it could very well be a mistake *on the part of the character*, who was not at this point particularly informed or interested on what is involved in transitioning, and was likely going on something they had heard in the past. Harold's choice in fabricating a backstory was to better convince his wife, not because he needed Rob to be able to undergo hormone therapy immediately. Similarly, the doctor never talked about Robin having "fulfilled the required time", she just asks why "she" had not done anything further than dressing up in all this time.
However, I understand from the messages above (my own knowledge in this area is limited) that the terminology used by the doctor is outdated -- and a professional SHOULD know the proper terms. If so, this is either a research fail on CBlack's part OR a deliberate choice to set the story in a specific timeframe in the past.
However... from what cursory research I was able to do, those "vacation breasts," while real, ARE rather new and they don't offer a "several weeks" form of it. So this is a (slightly) sci-fi element, which would put the timeframe of the story into the near *future*, not into the past. So, yeah, I guess CBlack goofed with the proper terminology.
But AFAIK, it's just a single speech balloon in a story that is otherwise fine. If one really is unable to overlook this, one can interpret it as the doctor deliberately being blunt to make her point across.
The interesting thing I noticed in this story is that *so far* the characters (other than the frat-holes) have been playing remarkably straight. Rob admitted upfront how he was deceived into going to the lecture in drag, Harold did not attempt to twist his arm, just predicted accurately what the frat assholes might do. To use the Fictionmania terminology, this is not so much a "caught with consequences", "tricked or secretly forced" or "blackmailed," but rather a "deals, bets or dares" situation. Harold offered Rob a deal; a (very good) job and housing in exchange for "Robin" playing a role in Abby's political career.