i'd never been called trans prior to my coming out, but i would get told i sounded/acted/dressed/et cetera like a boy ALL the time.

When I came out to my mom, her exact words were "this is not news to me." Apparently she knew, or at least suspected since I was a toddler. In fact, she had been describing me to people as "my daughter is a man in a woman's body" for years before I ever came out. My dad said he'd had suspicions as well. No one else has ever said anything, but most people have treated me like a male for most of my life.

I'm pre everything (with longer male styled hair) and get questioned as trans all the time. But I also have a public life and people LOVE to comment on appearance so, if it's not one thing, it's another.

I don't mind, but my wife is against transitioning so it embarrasses her, so in turn I get frustrated when she feels embarrassed.

I mostly did my best to keep a lid on my closet monsters during my time in the army.. I maybe overcompensated in some ways and came off like some kind of GI-Joe superhero wannabe.. But during my time spent in the service, several people asked if I was gay. I received a few heart felt nicknames from my peers that were crude incantations of my last name mixed with all forms of LGBTQ.
On my way out of the service, during my going away ceremony (a 10 minute formation of my troop to announce me leaving), I heard someone yell "So what size tits are you gunna get!?".....
Memories.. Sweet memories.. lol