When my grandfather fell ill in 2021, I immediately booked a cross-country flight to see him. Unfortunately, air travel is a bit more complicated for me as a transgender person than it is for the average flier.
From worrying that my driver’s license bearing my birth name and gender might cause a holdup at security to receiving an invasive pat-down by TSA personnel, flying as a trans woman has been an anxiety-inducing and demoralizing experience.
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