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(3,183 posts) Mon Sep 21, 2015, 08:15 PM Sep 2015

Transgender woman live-tweets her expulsion from Orlando airport [View all]

Shadi Petosky, a transgender woman, was detained unexpectedly at the Orlando airport on Monday after the TSA allegedly decided that her genitalia didn't match up to their (mis)perceptions about gender. The TSA had yet to release a statement by the time that comedian Tig Notaro tweeted to her 39,000 followers to watch Petosky's tweets.

Below is Petosky's personal account of what happened, organized from her first tweet to most recent as of publishing. She expresses frustration, confusion, and outright indignation about the treatment she received by the TSA and police officers, who asked her at one point what her sex was.

I am being held by the TSA in Orlando because of an "anomaly" (my penis)
— Shadi Petosky (@shadipetosky) September 21, 2015

I would like any help I can get at the Orlando airport.
— Shadi Petosky (@shadipetosky) September 21, 2015

The TSA at the Orlando Airport told me I couldn't take photos but this is denigrating. I have missed my flight pic.twitter.com/PHwBLiJ0cB
— Shadi Petosky (@shadipetosky) September 21, 2015

The TSA has left me in a room alone. There is an officer holding the door. pic.twitter.com/aFA0cQxAGx
— Shadi Petosky (@shadipetosky) September 21, 2015

TSA agent Bramlet told me to get back in the machine as a man or it was going to be a problem.

More: http://www.vox.com/2015/9/21/9367327/transgender-shadi-petosky-twitter-orlando-airport

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Transgender woman live-tweets her expulsion from Orlando airport [View all] damnedifIknow Sep 2015 OP

Good Lord shenmue Sep 2015 #1

Just nuts damnedifIknow Sep 2015 #2

well, yeah. nt arely staircase Sep 2015 #44

I feel so bad about this...horrible! haikugal Sep 2015 #3

So this is what the TSA was created for? icymist Sep 2015 #4

Why do our genitals need to be inspected in order to fly? xynthee Sep 2015 #5

I don't know this is crazy damnedifIknow Sep 2015 #7

Yes, of course they are so invasive. LisaL Sep 2015 #13

That's a very good question. blue neen Sep 2015 #17

Cause 'Merica and Freedom and Patriotism and Apple Pie and Bald Eagles and Shit!!! Glassunion Sep 2015 #36

I'm confused. How did they know that Shadi had a penis Arkansas Granny Sep 2015 #6

Body scan machine sees under your clothes. LisaL Sep 2015 #12

And DU's authoritarians were saying that the TSA would be professional with the pornoscanners... n/t backscatter712 Sep 2015 #14

Kids seem to get it damnedifIknow Sep 2015 #32

So if that's what the "T" in TSA stands for, the "S&A" must be... procon Sep 2015 #8

Transgender Segregation Agency icymist Sep 2015 #11

We really could use some help bringing Central Florida into the 21st Century. Baitball Blogger Sep 2015 #9

You have to consider the community where they hire underpaid 'agents' from. icymist Sep 2015 #10

just read all these........ Takket Sep 2015 #15

This is beyond disgraceful, and everyone involved should be sued. LostOne4Ever Sep 2015 #16

wtf does this even mean- mopinko Sep 2015 #18

The scanner has a "male" and "female" scanning mode, apparently (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Sep 2015 #19

Well, God forbide the 'junk' shows up in a female! icymist Sep 2015 #20

I agree damnedifIknow Sep 2015 #29

Maybe a seperate scanner tech for each? One_Life_To_Give Sep 2015 #37

Its not that machine philosslayer Sep 2015 #38

How do you know this? I didn't read that in the story. That may be true but they may have also just MillennialDem Sep 2015 #46

FFS JackInGreen Sep 2015 #21

Key and Peele explain it: crim son Sep 2015 #48

I ask DU to consider the treatment given Ms Petosky when lauding clergy who say trans people Bluenorthwest Sep 2015 #22

Oh, that's completely different! ... Because faith and god and magical stuff and supernatural shit. Arugula Latte Sep 2015 #40

Caitlyn Jenner would run into the same problem. I wonder whether she would get a tblue37 Sep 2015 #23

Actually from just 5 years ago, we progressed quite a bit yeoman6987 Sep 2015 #27

I didn't want ryan_cats Sep 2015 #24

Careful... gregcrawford Sep 2015 #25

My phobia is ryan_cats Sep 2015 #26

Not homophobia. MohRokTah Sep 2015 #28

I stand corrected. Thank you for clarifying. gregcrawford Sep 2015 #30

It would have been the TSA holding you up, not her. gollygee Sep 2015 #31

Read her tweets. She was detained in a room and missed her flight. yardwork Sep 2015 #34

This could be a nice payday for Petosky--and Bramlet might be looking for work. MADem Sep 2015 #33

TSA are BORED in Florida HockeyMom Sep 2015 #35

Sorry, but I am beginning to believe this would/could happen at every airport. ScreamingMeemie Sep 2015 #42

Freaking pornoscanners. MrScorpio Sep 2015 #39

. Omaha Steve Sep 2015 #41

At what point was this woman thought to be a terrorist threat? fbc Sep 2015 #43

I'm trans, saw the gumby image from the porner scanner with lots of dots MillennialDem Sep 2015 #45

Good lard. MynameisBlarney Sep 2015 #47

What the hell is wrong with people? portlander23 Sep 2015 #49