Originally Posted by
jkhuggins
Stereotypes. An adult male spends time around a young boy, and the default reaction of strangers is "that adult might be abusing that boy, I'd better keep an eye on him". An adult female spends time around a young boy, and few strangers give it a second thought.
IMO, the fact that the sex of the groper matters to TSA is evidence that TSA links sex (consensual or not and abusive or not) to the gropes.