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(hexbear.net)
Specifically the assholes of Seattle.
Every TSA fascist belongs in a forced labor camp where they can do actual honest work for an actual honest wage for as many years as they've volunteered to terrorize the people of the world, plus 5 more because fuck them extra.
Not even five hours back stateside and I already wish I wasn't back because of those goddamn terrorists
Oh I'm being rude because you're being a fucking rules nazi enforcing esoteric arbitrary bullshit that literally no other fucking airport gives a shit about because it's already following fucking internationally agreed regulations fuck you fuck you fuck you Seattle TSA
SeaTac is the worst. Out of all the airports I've been to only Honolulu compares in pettiness and general disdain for humanity.
CW: me being violated
ALSO. Idk why we have a system that requires me to let a stranger touch my dick if I want to travel.
TSA has a male/female button they press for their scanners. They press the female button for me, which means the scanner thinks I'm hiding something in my pants.
They took me aside for a pat down. I told them what the issue was, and asked them politely not to touch my dick. She told me it was procedure and that she had to feel all the way up my crotch.
I begged her not to. She did anyway. She stopped once she touched it, but by then my day was ruined.
I learned that doing a tuck lets me through the scanners. So I always go to the bathroom before checkpoints to make adjustments. But, I'm always nervous about flying now.
"they gonna touch my bra or my genitals this time?" -me every time I'm trying to get on an airplane.
Hmm maybe I just never visibly transition
Honestly you dont realize how taxing being treated like the wrong gender is until you experience being treated correctly.
Living as a woman is harder but it actually feels like living, and that makes all the difference.
this is so real, I didn't mind being gendered male until I transitioned far enough to be more often gendered female (more common, bc people tend to assume binary gender) or ??? (which is its own flavor of funny, like I'm giving off a non-binary aura or something).
Yeah, its... not fun
Apparently getting TSA precheck might help. I'm looking into it but I'm not clear on everything yet.
"pay us to not harass you" is honestly the epitome of Americanism. thank you though, that's good advice, and might be worthwhile to avoid the stress and embarrassment.