<human>: Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?

***DISCLAIMER: I know this isn't typically the type of relationship issue y'all handle here, but I really need some objective advice. Help a sister out (or redirect me if there is a subreddit better suited for my situation).***

I just started a brand new IT job as a developer. I obviously knew when entering the field that I would be one of few females in my department, and I am comfortable with that idea. I've always been great at making friends with guys, because I've always been a girl in a man's world (cuz, y'know.. IT and stuff).

I've become pretty close with these two guys that I work with. At first, I didn't mind being considered "one of the guys," because this typically happens to me. I'm very laidback, and I do have some noticeable masculine energy (again, largely due to my field of study). Unfortunately, the relationship has turned from "bro status" to the two guys constantly calling me masculine and "butch."

I initially tried to laugh it off. When that didn't work, I tried acting a little more feminine (how I typically would act around female friends); when I did this, they mocked me and didn't take anything that I said seriously.

They don't intend anything that they are saying to be hurtful. I realize it's just friendly teasing, but it's at the point where I'm really feeling unhappy about our friendship. How do I get these two to realize that, despite my laidback, more masculine behaviors, I'm still very much a woman -- without losing their respect?
<bot>: Female in IT field with 2 male IT friends is tired of bro status when acting masculine and lack of respect when acting feminine. *WHAT DO.*