How do I gather my words together and come out?

same. i'm not out to my parents as trans, they just think i'm a lesbian and my mom barely accepts that. when i came out to one of my friends i showed them this picture of a mom holding up a dress to her daughter and there is a mirror but the reflection shows a mom holding up a dress to her son, and i told them that's how i felt. sometimes art is better at describing your feelings than words are.

 

Perhaps start with "I dont feel like a girl". If you can put it into words, explain it further.... Why do you feel you arent a girl? (Physical/social dysphoria? Just a feeling?) What do you feel you are instead? What have you done about it so far? What would you like to do in the future?

Personally I wrote a letter trying to answer similar questions, and left it for my mom to read. I was able to say exactly what I wanted without the issue of stumbling over words or forgetting what I was going to say next.