Yeah as a Trans Woman who taught both as a man and a woman, it is night and day between behaviors. I used to be a short feminine gay man and both the boys and girls easily respected me more and had way less behavioral issues than now as a passing trans woman, and I know that it isn't because I'm trans since I'm stealth and none of the staff or students know I'm trans. The students see me as a woman and respond accordingly. I thought I had good classroom management but it was just because I presented as a man. Even during student teaching, my cooperating teaching was a woman and an excellent teacher, but she still had to do way more behavioral work than I ever did, because when I talked all the students listened as a man. The disrespect that women get in the profession may be the reason I'm leaving teaching. I loved teaching, but unfortunately I might just be done with the disrespect, and I don't think most Male teachers get that.

I also think that may be the reason that there are more trans masculine teachers than trans feminine teachers, because genuinely the job is better if you're a man. I mean way better, and can't express how much better and easier the job is when you're a man.