I apologise if this has bee convered, but I couldn't find a definitive answer after searching and reading the hundreds of threads on this.
It's be a couple of years since I flew out of a US airport.
When I pass through the security checkpoint and opt up of the machine, I understand that the TSA agent will ilkey do a very personal pat-down.
However, are they really allowed to touch my "junk"(as someone calls it) as it touching/grabbing it... or move it from side to side? (all in the name of airline security to look for contraband/dangerous items)
I am extremely anxious just thinking about this possibility. It has cause many sleepless nights, ever since I booked my reservations.
Let me exaplain why....
When I was in 6th grade, the minister at my church did exactly that to me. He only touched and grabbed "it" while I was fully clothes, but it was humiliating/disturbing to me at the time. He claimed that it was to see if I was "developing properly..." I was a dumb young kid and didn't report it to my parents or anybody else. This happened several more times, always on Sunday school, until I was in 7th grade. Then my family moved, so I kind of just buried it or tried to forget about it as much as I can. I still feel very much ashamed whenever I remember the terrible thing that he did. It's been over 25 years and I still can't completely forget it.
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...
Any advice appreciated....
