I feel for this this woman, who says she was harassed and detained for 40 minutes because her groin area showed a suspicious package as she was scanned by TSA at Orlando International Airport, causing her to miss her flight.
The New York Times reports:
Mara Keisling, the executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality, said Tuesday that many transgender people face no-win situations while flying: Those who do not want to go through the scanners are subjected to a lengthy private screening process, and those who opt for the scanners end up facing similar treatment if they are flagged by the devices. “Most Americans would be totally freaked out” if they knew how invasive the process is, Ms. Keisling said.Read HERE
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I am having trouble with the idea that one is supposed to be PROUD of who he or she is, and not being prepared with a simple answer when an airport scanner shows you have a dick. Most people have heard of trans people and will go, "Oh, OK, that's why you have what we saw on the scanner"-- or at least they should.
Acting tragic over something you could have explained away seems like something from the past.
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