Hey guys, these were both extremely informative, thank you so much! I wasn't really sure how to phrase it as ""helpful"", I just explained as best as I could with as much information as I could think to give. Figured reaching out somewhere with other transmen who also escort would be my best bet for any kind of insight.
That said, yeah, I've been seeing that there wasn't any industry norms. It wasn't even until about.. maybe two years ago that I started seeing different kinds of people aside from trans women and cis people. I'm definitely seeing the huge differences in screening methods depending on gender ID, especially with these replies. I'd thought maybe it just wasn't talked about in the gay male scene - pretty much no forum/place to talk, be it reddit or tumblr or here or other m4m escorting forums had any info - but the male privilege thing definitely explains why it doesn't seem to have any set standard.
I'm learning (real fast lol) about how each person's got their own individual comfort levels re: screening, too. Both these responses have given me a lot more to think about in terms of what my comfort levels are & how to go about implementing whatever makes me feel okay. I have the same concern about violence because of the statistics so I think mine, too, are going to settle into being somewhat more stringent than if I was cis. I guess I'm going to have to anticipate some people just not being cool with it & passing, but that's fair. If I've learned anything now, it's that my processes are gonna be evolving as I'm in this, more.
I hadn't even begun to consider generational preferences, either! Damn, thank you for bringing that up. I've taken away a lot from all this information and, again, I gotta say thank you. You guys are awesome and I appreciate the time it took to write such detailed replies.