As a trans woman, I like to extract money from trans-obsessed men. But when it becomes dangerous to your personal self interest, do you stop? Or keep going? I think it's all about being the smarter predator.
People like who I mentioned in my first post could become violent because, say, you deny them what they believe they deserve, i.e. your body, sex with you or maybe even they become aware that you're using them for the money they so willingly toss in your direction.
As far as protecting myself, I do a lot of manipulating over the internet, so I can easily stop communication. In person though, maybe not so much. I can throw a punch, or a knife, but I don't have a lot of situational training in that area. (something I'm trying to improve upon)
I'd imagine it's probably harder for a trans woman to avoid violence, because the "don't hit a girl" mentality wouldn't trigger itself if the guy were angry enough. Do you think that what you're doing is starting to become more dangerous?