I want to share a positive misgendering experience that makes me smile inside and outside - and that doesn't happen often.

I travel a lot on business, and when I get scanned at airport security, more often than not, the machine flags me as female, even though I am not overtly presenting as fem.  Also on aircraft I often get ma'amed.  I reckon they get sensitivity training here in Europe, so they err on the safe side.

It gives me such a rush when it happens.  Wish it were all day, every day, every time.  I guess that should tell me something's about where this journey should go, right?

Sure, positive reinforcement is important.

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