wish I could say there is a simple answer. If you are over 18, there isn't a whole lot they can do. But I am assuming that you are either not, or living with them in which case technically you are under their rules and have to wait till you are away from them. Before I go to much farther, Can I ask you what you mean by "Dress as a Male"? I ask because, have you looked at the clothes women wear? Some of the highest female fashions are menswear. When it comes to clothing anymore for women there is no real boundary, you wear whatever you want and it don't matter which side of the isle it comes from no one cares. So what is "dressing like a male" as a woman? My roommate wears 100% mens clothing (even boxers), she's still a woman and no one questions it. Now if you are meaning you want to go all hyper feminine and all that, well, as someone who has been at this for a very long time, I wouldn't right away. There are a huge number of subtle nuances to being female that you simply have likely not learned. Ways of moving, speaking, things like doing your makeup correctly, things that women your age have years of experience doing that you simply didn't get. One of the fastest ways to out yourself is to not match. You can have fashion down, and go out in a pretty dress, shoes and all and your makeup is not right. People are going to clue in something is not right. Can you get away with that sometimes? Sure, but most the time (if you really want to dress like a girl" you're going to be wearing things that aren't fare from what you call "dressing as a male" jeans and tshirt type things. So what I am going to recommend is this. Sit down and reflect on yourself. Clothes wont make you a woman, breasts wont make you a woman, long hair, makeup, what have you, wont make you a woman. what will is knowing that you are through and through. This is why women can have traditionally male haircuts and wear traditionally male clothing and still be women. You need to master this because it is the thing that makes someone whos trans be a woman and not a "male in a dress". If you cant wake up in the morning and see a woman, no amount of clothes or anything else will fix that.

As to your parents directly, again if you are living with them or under 18 you are kinda stuck, but only so long as you live there. You need to sit down and discuss it with them CALMLY. If you go off screaming, aggressive, argumentative, so on they are going to stop listening. Educate them on what it means to be trans, get them to send you to a therapist who can diagnose you and possibly talk to them as well. Maybe make adjustments to what you consider "dressing as a woman or man" and maybe instead of going all heels and dresses, go jeans tennisshoes and tshirt but female cuts. something like that. There can be compromise but if you live with them end of the day it is their house and as such their rules. If they wont budge then you need to focus on education and getting a good job to get out of there. At that point they cant do a bloody thing really. Depending on how long ago you told them they may still be dealing with shock, so if you like told them Monday, they aren't going to let you switch a lightswitch. This is new to them and they need to process this. It may be something with you, but make no mistake it effects every living soul who deals with you. So in that case their resistance is that they are still trying to grapple with the first step of you having came out. Anyhow. I am going to stop this for now as its to broad and I can go on for a long time over all the options, but hopefully what is here is helpful.

Wyndwitch what I mean by dressing like a male is that I like wearing womens clothing not men's clothing. I know there are alot of females that wear men's clothing but I like wearing women's. As for my parents I have tried talking to them and they are stuck on their ways.

well again I recommend talking about a compromise. Again I don't know how new it is to them. Keep talking to them about it, don't let off it. Bring it up once or twice a month, the fact of how you are, where you are going to take it so on. Eventually it should wear them down.

wear unisex, wearing girls jeans it would be hard to tell , hell panties to, how would they know if you hand wash them. you could dress completely in girls clothing and they wouldnt have a clue. just cant wear dresses, and vee neck tee's. God i know your compulsion, i know how it feels to be labeled as a man, it sucks the big one.when i dress as a woman i always pass, but dress trans gender then maybe.so if you need to talk , feel free to ask any question.