A bit of a back story here…
I’ve accepted that I’m trans, but I went through a serious hyper-girly phase where I got breast implants. I can’t really bind properly now, and I feel a little silly in guys clothes in front of other people. I’m at the point where I accept that I’m “in the closet”, but in the process of booking breast reduction surgery and I’m on the waitlist for the Gender Clinic in my area to l get my diagnosis and start T. I have a M2F girlfriend that I care for dearly.
The issue…
My (M2F) girlfriend knows everything, she knows I’ve struggled with gender dysphoria since I was really young, and that I came out in 2020-21 during the COVID lockdown and then went back into “hiding” and had a hyper girly phase. Even though I keep reminding her I am struggling, and keeping her up to date with the progress with my plans to become a more authentic me, she keeps calling me she/her. I keep telling her I feel uncomfortable about this.
She’ll call me things like “her stinky girl” and “her girlfriend”, but it makes me feel really gross and in all honestly (and tmi) it stops me from feeling so horny if I’m in that kinda headspace. It takes a lot for me to forget the body I’m currently in to feel sexual. I’ve told her so many times I struggle to identify as a lesbian or gay. It just hurts. I wish it didn’t, but it does.
I’ve been thinking about even coming out as non-binary and going by they/them pronouns just to lessen the blow as being constantly called a girl is kinda hurtful. My girlfriend definitely wouldn’t consider anything else I don’t think. She reminds me I’m pre t and everything else, and treats me like a girl regardless. The impact this is having on my mental health is not great.
Is this an acceptable outcome, for now?
From a moral standpoint, it this wrong? Would I be wrong to come out to everyone (I’ve already come out to my girlfriend about knowing I’m trans) as non-binary to lessen the pain I’m feeling when my girlfriend and others are calling me she/her? It doesn’t feel authentic because I know inside I’m a man, but I feel nobody will accept anything else until I get my surgery and start hormones. Please be kind, I’m only recently learning about gender dysphoria and the terms that accompany it. Even though I’ve felt it so deeply for almost my whole life. TIA
*******Edit:
Hey everyone
Thanks for such kind responses, I’m kinda overwhelmed by the support that I’ve received from everyone. I can’t even begin to describe the happiness I’ve felt whilst reading messages that make me feel accepted for who I am.
In regard to the messages about the issues:
I’ve spoken to my girlfriend, and I’ve really not held back much. I’ve provided her the opportunity from now to respect me more, and reciprocate the respect I’ve provided her in respect to her identity. If she doesn’t… Well, I’ll be sure to break up and find someone who sees me for me because I deserve better.
We’ve decided to start with her just not mentioning girly things to me, then see how I feel as I progress with my transition. Maybe one day she will see me and love me as my authentic (much happier) self. She is pansexual, and yeah maybe she would like me on the other side. If she doesn’t, well that’s her decision and I’m not really short of female attention both ways.
I’m starting to feel more comfortable with the idea that I should at least dress and act the way I really would like to, without concerns about my chest.
I know that I’ve had a couple of comments in regard to therapy. I’d like to just say here, that I’ve been in therapy for years to really unpick what is going on with me and I’m certain that I’m trans after a lot of introspection. I’m also 29, so yeah this has been a process of about 15 years of soul searching and understanding why I felt like a guy and not a gay woman. I’m feeling positive.
Again, thank you all. You’ve definitely validated my thoughts, and helped me gain clarity

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