| TSA at LAX get transgender training [message #146657] |
Thu, 04 August 2011 20:55 |
 nancy 
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/44023853/ns/travel-news/#.TjtpIG GC9Ip
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Transportation Security Administration said Thursday that its managers at Los Angeles International Airport are undergoing mandatory sensitivity training after a transgender employee alleged she was ordered to dress like a man, pat down male passengers and use the men's restroom.
Ashley Yang, 29, who spent two years as a security checkpoint screener at LAX, was fired last summer after co-workers observed her using the women's room, according to a copy of her termination letter obtained by The Associated Press. She contested the firing, resulting in a settlement that mandated the training.
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But passengers are not subject to surgery requirements at the airport, he said
"When passengers come to the checkpoint, we have to screen the passengers based on how they present themselves. If they present themselves as male, they are screened by a man. If they present themselves as female, they are screened by a woman," he said.
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