Mari Brighe, Autostraddle
July 28, 2014

I'm a girl on the move. Between a long-distance relationship, science conferences, science-fiction conventions and a general love of random adventures, I've managed to log well more than 15,000 miles of travel in the last year alone. I think I've travelled by just about every mode of transport available in that period: car, bus, airplane, train, boat, TARDIS, submarine, etc. Wanderlust is my nature, and I've long hoped to set foot on all seven continents. Unfortunately, because I'm a trans woman, globe-trekking (and even North-America-trekking) comes with a considerable amount of risk and hassle. Queer folks of all stripes have extra complications when the travel; after all, the world is full of places where LGBTQ people are not welcome. But, a number of specific factors put trans people in a category all their own when it comes to incurring an onslaught of hassle, harassment, and danger for even the most mundane of trips.

More: http://www.autostraddle.com/please-step-over-here-the-perils-of-traveling-as-a-trans-woman-246912/