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In reply to the discussion: Transgender woman live-tweets her expulsion from Orlando airport [View all]icymist
(15,888 posts)10. You have to consider the community where they hire underpaid 'agents' from.
After all, they have the right to practice their deeply held religious beliefs! Frankly, if everyone is comfortable with 'agents' doing this to trans-people, then it's just a matter of time before they start to find ways to do this to others they don't agree with.
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Transgender woman live-tweets her expulsion from Orlando airport [View all]
damnedifIknow
Sep 2015
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Cause 'Merica and Freedom and Patriotism and Apple Pie and Bald Eagles and Shit!!!
Glassunion
Sep 2015
#36
And DU's authoritarians were saying that the TSA would be professional with the pornoscanners... n/t
backscatter712
Sep 2015
#14
We really could use some help bringing Central Florida into the 21st Century.
Baitball Blogger
Sep 2015
#9
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
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
Sorry, but I am beginning to believe this would/could happen at every airport.
ScreamingMeemie
Sep 2015
#42