Yes, and probably more so. In fact, I suspect much of their discomfort with me came from my masculinity, not my femininity.

I remember, right when I was first allowed to use a foil one of them yelling at me "don't be embarrassed aim for my nipple" and it never occurred to them that because I had never struck someone with a foil before I DIDN'T REALLY KNOW HOW TO AIM YET. So the idea of telling me what I felt, telling me I was ashamed. It was, unconsciously, important to them I be afraid and embarrassed, both of the work and my body.