so when the machine detected extra stuff in the crotch region she was flagged. TSA expected that since she's a woman there wouldn't be anything extra in that region. but the machine detected...something. and then she had to explain what's going on in her crotch.

if i were a trans woman w/a penis i guess i'd opt out of the machine screening and ask for a pat-down. if i were untucked (bc maybe i don't tuck, i dunno) i might explain to the screening TSA staff member that i'm 'pre-op trans' (maybe i'm not actually 'pre' anything if i plan to keep my penis but to make the transaction easier i'd use that word).

but ugh...why should they have to go through all of this in the first place? geez.