Current Events > The Horrible Things That Happen to Trans People Going Through Airport Security.

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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/qvgbv5/transgender-airport-security-harassment-experiences-tsa

I would say nine out of ten times that Ive gone through a ProVision L3 body scan machine, Ive been flagged for having an abnormality in the groin region... In my opinion, theres no way this isnt direct, targeted harassment of trans people. If its someones job to sit there behind a closed door and watch the body scans of people as they go through the machine, and this person is flagging you because the shape of your flesh doesnt align with their idea of how a body should look, what else could it be? Neither my tits nor my dick are made of metal. If youre taking a full 3D scan of a body, it should be pretty obvious which parts are attached and part of a person. Then after being flagged, TSA agents always, always seem confused as to who should be giving me a pat down, because they dont know how to interpret my gender. Not too long ago, after I was finished getting patted down, I heard a TSA agent turn to another and say this is why I hate my job.

Every time I have to go through the Gender Tube there's always a moment of hesitation that I can feel from the TSA agents when they have to decide whether to scan my body as a man's or a woman's. Sometimes, I can hear them quietly talking among themselves as they speculate on my genitals. Sometimes they'll ask me if I have anything in my pockets or some other random inquiry presumably in an attempt to parse my voice, which is equally as androgynous. The worst times are when my chest is flagged as an anomaly and a male TSA agent feels me up. It's a violation of consent that feels awful regardless of sexuality, I'm sure, but being a butch lesbian with chest dysphoria makes it worse, especially while knowing the history of butches' bodily autonomy being violated by the state. When I was more feminine presenting, going through TSA was annoying, but didn't cause me any anxiety. As soon as I cut my hair and started dressing more masculine, though, all of the above started happening pretty much immediately.

Those are two of the stories there are others in article.
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Interesting article. But I still have to post my standard vice is cancer as well.

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What is the security guard supposed to do? Just let everyone who shows a dense spot on their groin go through just because they're afraid a trans person may get offended?
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Horrible things happen to all kinds of people going through TSA, they fucking suck.
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I remember someone tried to carry explosives in their underwear area through security a long time ago, he was caught. Not sure if it was from this method though.

Anyway, this sounds horrific but what are we supposed to do?
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Maybe people should be blaming radical Islamic terrorists who ruined airports for everyone.
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I remember overhearing a male TSA agent going smiling when he found out he hate to pat down trans woman and then going gross when he found out he felt a penis during pat down. Like he was happy to feel her up but then disgusted after.
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You can also request a member of the Same sex to do your pat down if you gwt pulled aside for secondary screening.
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PoopPotato posted...

You can also request a member of the Same sex to do your pat down if you gwt pulled aside for secondary screening.

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PoopPotato posted...

You can also request a member of the Same sex to do your pat down if you gwt pulled aside for secondary screening.

They don't always comply, even if the trans person in question has their legal documents updated.
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gunplagirl posted...

PoopPotato posted...

You can also request a member of the Same sex to do your pat down if you gwt pulled aside for secondary screening.

They don't always comply, even if the trans person in question has their legal documents updated.

Then the TSA agent is I. Violation of policy
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