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@TSA I was flagged for a "groin anomaly" at MHT. Agents had no idea what to do. One called me a "trailblazer." Training…? #FlyingWhileTrans
— Annika Backstrom (@abackstrom) September 22, 2015
According to Petosky, when a passenger enters a full-body scanner, a TSA agent is supposed to push either a pink or blue button depending on what gender the passenger presents as. When the Petosky's genitals did not match with her gender presentation, it created a problem. An agent supposedly told her to "get back in the machine as a man, or there was going to be a problem," Petosky tweeted.#flyingwhiletrans is the fucking worst. I once had a security officer look at my passport, look at me, and laugh. He straight up laughed.
— naomi gordon-loebl (@naomigloebl) September 22, 2015
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