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Old May 19, 2011 | 1:17 pm
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flyermatthew
 
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Originally Posted by viewliners
I really don't know what... I"m afraid that I'm going to freak out if a random TSA agent touches me down there.... I know they're just doing their jobs... but still...
viewliners, I'm sorry to hear about your previous experience with the clergy.

Unfortunately, you have to be prepared to be touched in inappropriate ways if you want to fly from a US airport these days. I have had my penis and testicles touched (squeezed, even) on every trip I have taken since Thanksgiving. I am able to avoid the touching on the outbound leg at my home airport by using the right checkpoint, but I have been touched inappropriately at my return airport on my four returns to the US (twice ORD, and again at DFW and LAX).

What airport are you flying out of, and which airline are you flying? At many airports, it's possible to self-opt out by picking the correct line. See tsastatus.net, and good luck.
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