approaching people as a “man” vs as a “woman”

i’ve been on low dose T for a while and recently upped my dose and i’m starting to… kinda pass? occasionally? it’s got me thinking about how people see me and react to me when i approach them.

i do a lot of community care, basically just walking up to homeless people and giving them stuff. being seen more masc in that scenario is probably good because it makes me feel a little safer. on the other end of the spectrum, i wanted to compliment a woman on the bus about her dress but i wasn’t sure how that would from across from someone more masc.

i guess i’m just never really sure how i come across in general, and the added layer of gender ambiguity has made it even more confusing.