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TSA Screening Reveals Transgender People's Experiences for All of Us

Started by Natasha, November 24, 2010, 09:48:37 PM

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TSA Screening Reveals Transgender People's Experiences for All of Us

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hayley-gorenberg/tsa-screening-reveals-tra_b_788100.html
Hayley Gorenberg
Posted: November 24, 2010 03:27 PM

A fellow transgender rights activist ran a training scenario on fairness in the workplace where he demanded of a coworker: "I need to know what's in your pants! How can I continue working with you on this project with you unless I know what's in your pants?!"

The scenario cued laughter and learning -- learning about what it's like for transgender people to be subjected to rude speculation and questioning about their genitals, often without any apparent consciousness that doing so is invasive, upsetting, and entirely unnecessary.
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