I wish I’d been less wishy washy about it. It’s hella scary, but it’s better in the long run to advocate for yourself (as long as it’s safe). I didn’t do that and still get consistently misgendered by the people who know me, because I never outright said “I’m a man, please refer to me as such”. All I did was change my name and pronouns, but people will find every excuse they can to not respect that.