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Old Mar 7, 2009 | 11:42 pm
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PHLJJS
 
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No

No you may not refuse. Except in an extraordinary circumstance where a person of the same gender is absolutely not available, you will always be screened by someone of the same gender. Opposite gender screening opens TSA and the TSO up to sexual harassment issues more so than a same gender screening would.
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