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Gender is on a spectrum. I am female and have always felt that I am female... But I am not on the "girlie girl" end of female. I can polish up nice when needed and am an expert marksmen if needed  .My mother dressed my foofy frilly as long as she could but that ended very quckly once I had a say. After that my family just let me be me. I know and love many people in many different places as far as gender identity. The most important thing is being true to yourself.
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I like what Omers has to say here. In my opinion, all human beings have varing "personnas". That is to say, we can embrace our feminine and/or masculine sides equally, or in parts. It can be very challenging to be okay with your feelings on many levels. This is just one of them and society can make it very difficult.
I was a "tomboy" as a child, known as "athletic" in my later teens. On into my later 30's I noticed the term became more like "masculine or androgynous".
Whatever.
My mother resisted my desire to dress like boys. "Nice little girls don't dress like boys" Yet she was happy for me to wear jeans and t-shirts for playing in. I abhorred the dresses I had to wear. They were so not me.
This is a good topic.