WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. airport security procedures will become more gender-neutral, with changes to scanners used for screening and the use of an “X” for travelers going through Precheck who do not identify as male or female, the Biden administration said Thursday.
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Transportation Security Administration officers will also receive new instructions on screening intended to make procedures less invasive, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement.
They are among a series of travel-security measures announced by the department in conjunction with International Trans Day of Visibility. President Joe Biden is marking the day by advocating against what his administration terms “dangerous anti-transgender legislative attacks” that have passed in statehouses across the country.
“DHS is committed to protecting the traveling public while ensuring that everyone, regardless of gender identity, is treated with respect,” Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in the statement.
The use of the “X” pronoun in the TSA Precheck advanced security program will begin April 11 and is intended to keep pace with identity documents that already include that option, DHS said. A new “X” gender marker on U.S. passport applications also begins April 11.
Later this year, TSA will begin using scanners with new technology that will replace gender-based systems and are intended to “advance civil rights and improve the customer experience.”
The TSA will work with airlines to promote the acceptance of the “X” gender marker and will also update the guidance for airport security screening officers to remove gender considerations when validating documents, DHS said.
When they go through the “X” screening, the screeners should then tell them which gender they really are – it will clear up a lot of confusion for everyone!
More idiocy from the deranged democrats
We are becoming sedom more and more. So scary for the future of this country
Yes we definitely need a new category for toomtim and andriogenes, the gemara mentions those thousands of years ago, nothing new. Only then it was considered a mum and it was a catastrophe to have that, today people are making themselves baliay moomin on purpose. Hashem yerachiem.
Do two X’s make a female?
Do they also need a Y if any males drop in
Gives new meaning to ‘Generation X’ers’ for sure.
“X” gender… We must be somewhere very near the end of this civilization.
How many bathrooms do we need?
Yeah, that’s just what America needs now…. Biden thanks for making America the greatest country! (before I get 20 thumbs down, let me remind you of a word called sarcasm).
Conclusion: the entire affair is X-rated.
Let’s move on.
Berucha Hashem!
Does not seem to impact me.