Originally Posted by
petaluma1
We all know that the onerous new "pat down" procedure and checking of electronics, food and books are designed to get passengers into PreCheck and nothing more. Trans individuals seem to suffer more than others at the hands of the TSA.
My question: can individuals who are in the process of transitioning from one gender to another eligible for PreCheck or would they be denied due to conflicts with birth certificates and current gender - or any other reason TSA could come up with to deny PreCheck status.
I mean, hypothetically no, but I guess people could be rejected under the catch-all of 'cannot satisfy us of low-risk status'.
My transgender status is always sitting in the background of applications, but it seldom even comes up. CBP never mentioned it for my Global Entry interview. Canadian visa officer I was interviewed by asked one question about it but really couldn't care less.
If people have personal prejudices against transgender people, they often don't manifest themselves when they meet one in the flesh and realise we're pretty normal people.