first let me say sorry that this happened to you....best best wishes for you going forward....lots of positive energy from the group....when some engage with me i try to put things in a way they can understand.
i often tell them of the tribal trend of two spirits....i remind them that ive lived a male life until i accepted my "self"
easy for me to say as i have not transitioned....
in the Indian tribe culture they explained it as "take a stick with a binary on each end....bend the stick to have the two ends meet to form a circle....i have been on many locations of that circle.
hang in the there....this may have happened for a reason....keep your chin up....