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Body scanners and current TSA processes also discriminate against transgender people. The body scanners are obvious (the agent has to push “male” or “female” an
by exelius 7y ago
Body scanners and current TSA processes also discriminate against transgender people. The body scanners are obvious (the agent has to push “male” or “female” and someone with “bulk” in their chest and crotch sets it off), but the X-Ray machines also alarm on dilators and lube so my bag is manually searched every time.
Sometimes I get a friendly agent and they send me on with minimal fuss, and sometimes they’re jerks and try to find a way to stop me from going thru security.
- Rebelgecko 7y agoInteresting article about "flying while trans" in the NY times today: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/opinion/tsa-transgender.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/opinion/tsa-transgender.h... Yet another reason to opt out of the body scanners. No one wants a pat down due to a machine deciding that their genitals are an "anomaly"
- exelius 7y agoYep. I fly multiple times a week. It’s an awful, dehumanizing experience every time but I refuse to allow my activities to be restricted because of that.