@futurebird This resonates with me so very much. I was bullied for all sorts of things as a kid/teen. I was called a “tomboy” for not being super feminine. Girls ridiculed me, and boys physically harassed me.
I, personally, was never ashamed of who and what I was/still am (a cis-het woman who doesn’t ooze with feminine charm). But dammit, the entire school sure as hell tried their best to humiliate me.
futurebird