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Did you ever have someone insist that you're wrong? I looked quite feminine from childhood all the way to around 25-26 years old. I can think of several occasions where people insisted that I couldn't be a man.
The most positive one was when I was flying to the U.S., and ended up chatting with an elderly lady for a few hours while waiting for the check ins. She had a massive wagon with pots and pans and whatnot, and I had a tiny carry-on. Eventually we realised we'd forgotten to exchange names, so we introduced ourselves. She was like "but that's a boy's name", "well that explains why your luggage is so small!" and every so often she'd say "I can't believe you're a man" incredulously.
Worst time was when I was frequently swimming in my teens, and a Karen-type person walked up to me, insisting I put on a bikini because I'm too old to walk topless. It didn't register with me that she mistook me for a girl at first; I just thought this pervert old woman wanted me to dress like a girl.