Some of the folks in the trans* community insist on not disclosing because we have high murder rates in our community. Higher for transgender women, and POC. Less for white transgender dude like me, but the risk is there. Even if we don't think a TSA agent is going to outright kill us, they can fuck us over like whoa.…

I think this is one of those cases that's harder for a non-transgender to understand. Like, I purposefully choose clothes that will get me through security faster—no bra with an underwire, no jewelry I can't at least get on and off quickly, shoes that are easy to get on/off. If I had a false leg, I'd still wear it…

Number one thing that has always worked for me. Be polite. This includes the obvious stuff like not yelling, not cursing, and saying please and thank you, but also includes some other stuff, too. Like admitting to the person on the other end that you know they personally didn't cause your problem. That goes a long…