The real problem with "passing" is one of definition. If "passing" means that someone thinks you you are a genetic female when you are not, then very few of us will meet that definition all the time. However, if "passing" means that you have been accepted as the woman that you are presenting, a much larger number of us will achieve that. The thing is that unless you ask someone, you never know for sure if that person really thinks you are female or if they just accept you as the woman you are presenting.
I am almost always accepted and treated as the woman that I present. I have had women that I don't know come and compliment a blouse or shoes I was wearing or initiate other conversations that would only happen between two women. Men hold doors open for me and observe other courtesies usually afforded to women. Yes, there are perks to being accepted into the world of women. And yet, I know at least some of the people that accept me as a woman are sure of what my true sex is. Am I "passing" then? It is a matter of definition. What interests me the most is acceptance of what I show to the world.
