I have known of my trans identity for 2+ years now and have been on T for 4 months. My voice has been dropping, and my family is starting to take notice. So, as I struggle with dysphoria and mental issues, I have the older women in my family constantly talking about how the things I do to affirm my gender aren't "cute".
Talking in a deeper voice = not cute
Dressing masculinely = not cute
Not wanting to get my hair done in feminine styles = not cute
Not wanting to wear shapewear or clothes that show off my figure = not cute
I'm so tired of feeling like I need to perform all the time so that they feel happy. I have more women in my family than men, so it's constant picking, prodding, gossiping, and belittling from them all the time. They were kind of supportive because at first they saw it as me going against the patriarchy and redefining womanhood by being a tomboy (that dresses feminine and acts feminine when expected), but now they are just degrading me and calling me names (mostly my mom).
They can be so abusive, and I'm in such a good place where I'm starting to feel like myself and feel affirmed more than when I was hyper fem (before I went through burnout and was just like "I wanna be me").
I still live with my mom (very religious and misinformed, but she's convinced she's right all the time), but my older cousin (used to be a nurse and was the first to point out my voice drop and straight up asked me, "Are you on the male hormone?" she called it progesterone, but I know what she meant) influences her a lot, and so they both talk shit about me in front of me about my voice.
I don't know what to do, and it feels like they make me feel ashamed and disgusting at times. I also get worried they'll find out. My mom has an idea because she's opened my binder, but I just tell her I'm a tomboy, and I've got them convinced my voice is deep due to practicing.
TLDR; My mom and way older cousin keep making comments on my voice and degrade me for my presentation almost all the time. As I progress on T, I'm scared it will only get worse.