Also the bigger point — what does wearing a dress have to do with being GAY? What does wearing a dress have to do with transgenderism in any case. It’s a piece of clothing not a magic spell.

Honestly, I think in this instance it really wasn’t worth the effort, mostly because it was kids. But I also think United is within its rights to set rules that pass riders should have to abide by. Gate agent should have picked their battles, basically. In all my years of pass travel, I’ve only seen pass travelers…

An anecdote of why you can’t run government like a business. As told by Jamie Vollmer:

For years I flew as a pass rider, and I had to follow strict dress and behavioral codes when I did. As many have mentioned, this is standard policy, and the gate agent shouldn’t be singled out for staying on-script.

I’m actually really surprised jeans and shorts are ok with United if leggings aren’t. I’ve been a pass rider on Air France, Delta and Air Tran. While Air France and Delta were pretty cool with me being comfortable as long as I wasn’t sloppy, especially on international flights, Air Tran literally made me buy a new…

I do not, myself, see how more fashion options for women should translate, of necessity, into more restrictions. If professionalism is their goal, then the jeans and shorts should be called into question.

Totally agreed, my dear.

To me, it just seems like one of those areas where there’s still a sort of bottom-line standard—nicer than athletic wear—that both men and women are expected to reach.

What on earth has that got to do with anything?

Read the ACTUAL POST.

Basically, it seems that the majority of the dress rules are directed towards the female employees and their female children. United should really take a second look at the assumptions underlying this list.

So it isn’t the gate agent, but the policy that’s blatantly sexist.

In reading the dress code that another commenter posted, it seems to give far more latitude to the men: shorts are allowed if they are no more than three inches above the knee — but no miniskirts at all. No spandex pants or dresses (hence the leggings issue) seems to be aimed at the women (I don’t recall too many men…

Since the issue for United is the employee dress code for people flying on employee passes, I wouldn’t be mad if they’d made the dad change too. They have every right to require that people who work for them meet a certain level of formality when redeeming a benefit.

When I was in elementary school I read a book about a kid who manages to turn himself in a plant.

;)

It is. Why do you want to treat children like people, FFS? Everyone knows that they are property and/or avatars through whom their parents vicariously live. Otherwise, what is the point of being a parent anyway?

Well, you know the saying: You can tell a bigot, but you can’t tell them much.

If the publisher’s description is accurate, the book isn’t even about a trans person, but a gender-nonconforming one. I doubt the bigots understand that or care to understand.

No, a book cannot cause someone to become gay. It might, however, help someone to internally acknowledge that they are gay, and thus have more self-acceptance, more self-esteem, and a greater sense of security.