Just because other people saw me as a certain gender doesn't mean I actually was, especially not when it comes to my sense of self.
I'm not trying to erase something that existed, I'm asking my family to reframe my childhood from the way they saw it to the way I actually experienced it. They're empathetic and they love me, so they do me that service.
I would ask a reporter attempting to cover my life story to do so in a way that's consistent with how I want my life to be portrayed. Seems like basic respect.