Did I tell you my parents used to put me in girls clothes as a punishment
That's no way to treat one's children. Did they do that to your brothers, too?
No, they did  because I would come out and act feminine and put on makeup.
You parents sound like they were pretty confused. Forcing gender a gender role on a child as a form of punishment is abusive.
It's what made me the person I am today. I learnt to be comfortable about my sexuality. It was just a phase.
I'm glad their behavior didn't affect you later in life. You were lucky. Most other children treated like that would be suffering from the shame of being made to feeling there's something horrible wrong about their sexuality.