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Nancy Mace investigated for bad behavior at airport, blames transgender people

Nancy Mace claims her outburst at an airport was somehow justified due to her fear of retaliation for her anti-transgender views.

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Dear TSA, My Body Is Not an Anomaly

The Transportation Security Administration's uneven, embarrassing 'protocol' for screening transgender passengers isn't about protecting national security, says this trans man. 

TSA's New Trans Words: Still Discriminatory

Calling transgender traveler's bodies 'alarms' is no less problematic than calling them 'anomalies,' and doesn't address the root of the problem, says the executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force. 

EXCLUSIVE: About That TSA 'Coalition' of LGBT Groups

Screening protocol for transgender passengers is broken. How deep is the agency digging for solutions?

One Trans Woman's TSA Horror Story

A trans woman live-tweeted the shameful treatment she says she experienced at the hands of the Transportation Security Administration. But the TSA says its agents followed procedure.

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TSA's History of Declaring Trans Bodies as Terrorist

A transgender military veteran digs into the Transportation Security Administration’s history of identifying gender-nonconformity in airline passengers as a possible security threat. 

Hillary Clinton: TSA Dropping 'Anomaly' Is a 'Good Move'

The former Secretary of State stated it was a 'good move' to create changes that will support and respect transgender passengers.

TSA Says It Will Stop Calling Trans Bodies 'Anomalies'

Officials at the Transportation Security Administration say they aren't sure how the language will change but insist the word 'anomaly' is being banished. 

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Caitlyn Jenner and Friends: End TSA 'Horror Stories'

The transgender reality star and her costars shared their experiences of traveling while trans, and called on allies to demand better treatment.

TSA Has a New Word for Trans Bodies

Three months after a transgender traveler's horrifying experience being screened at an airport, the agency reveals the change it promised in October.

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HRC Calls for TSA 'Full Investigation' Into Trans Woman's Detention

The Human Rights Campaign has called on the Transportation Security Administration to investigating the alleged mistreatment of a trans woman at an Orlando airport — and the treatment of all trans passengers.

Mother Sues TSA After Trans Daughter Pushed to Be Strip-Searched

The mother and daughter were flying out of the Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

When Nevada's Trans Justice Group Trained the TSA

The director of Gender Justice Nevada reflects on the hope — and subsequent disappointment — sparked by the group's involvement with the Transportation Security Administration. 

What Happens When a Trans Woman Calls TSA?

A special hotline for transgender and other travelers is supposed to help them avoid security screening problems. But does it? 

32 Congressmembers Demand TSA Reform Trans Screening

Two weeks after trans woman Shadi Petosky live-tweeted her harrowing ordeal of a needlessly harsh TSA screening, congressional leaders are urging reform.

New TSA Rule Bad News for Trans People, Says Task Force

The rule will reportedly provide for more widespread use of scanners requiring Transportation Security Administration agents to identify a traveler's perceived gender.

WATCH: TSA's 'Opt-Out Option' Not for Everyone

The choice of every passenger to 'opt-out' is out, says the TSA, to ensure terrorists don't slip through airport security.

TSA officer sues Kristi Noem over trans personnel being banned from doing pat-downs

The policy is “terribly demeaning and 100 percent illegal,” Danielle Mittereder's lawyer Jonathan Puth says.