Booking a flight as a trans woman in the mid-2010s involved hurdles: using an ID with a gender mismatch and opting out of full-body scanners led to lengthy waits at TSA.
Seeing other trans passengers at the airport was a moment of celebration, a reminder of the shared struggles and triumphs of navigating spaces that felt unwelcoming.
Traveling became simpler for me over time, both due to personal transitions and beneficial policy changes like the 2010 law allowing gender marker changes on passports.
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