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By androgynous - 30/03/2009 17:44 - United States

Today, I was going through airport security. As my bags were being scanned, I was told that I was selected for extra searching. Right as the security guard was about to frisk me, he froze up and asked me, "You're a male, right?" I am, and I used to think that it was obvious. FML

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By ... - 27/11/2008 05:30 - France

Today, I was in India. At the airport, the men and women were being searched separately. The guy welcoming us pointed me towards the women's area. I had to explain to him that I was a guy. It took 15 minutes. FML

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By thebickster - 06/03/2009 17:58 - United States

Today, I was boarding my flight when I got pulled aside for looking suspicious. As she was opening my bag, I said, "Be careful, I jammed so many clothes in there it may explode." I was then strip searched for my trouble. FML

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By jennyygrace - 11/07/2009 00:16 - United States

Today, I was walking through airport security when a guard began making lewd gestures at his crotch, while looking at me. I was outraged until I realized he was trying to tell me that my fly was down. FML

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By sufia - 29/09/2016 11:14 - Pakistan

Today, I was traveling. At airport security, the woman patting me down felt something "down there" and asked me what I was wearing. I told her it was a sanitary napkin. She put her hands inside my pants just to be sure. FML

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By GothicbunnyxC - 28/01/2012 23:31 - Canada

Today, I was going through airport security. Trying to get things over and done with quickly, I dropped my pants without a second thought. Turns out they just wanted me to remove my shoes and belt. FML

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By muffintop - 11/07/2011 02:34 - Canada

Today, I was standing at airport security. One of the bag inspectors asked me to remove my travel pouch, pointing to the lump under my shirt. I didn't know how to tell him that it was just one of my fat rolls. FML

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By Anonymous - 17/07/2010 06:16 - United States

Today, the airport security guard told me to lift my fat rolls so he could finish patting me down. FML

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By Anonymous - 02/04/2011 21:05 - United States

Today, while shopping, I was grabbed and dragged off to a security room with no warning. Apparently, the way I was dressed and walking was suspicious. FML

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By search_me - 16/07/2009 23:39 - United States

Today, while going through airport security the lady asked why I folded everything so small. I said that I was going away for a month and needed to fit a lot of stuff in only one bag. She smiled, nodded and then dumped my luggage to search for "drugs and other illegal teen things." FML

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By well then... - 15/06/2013 05:04 - Canada - London

Today, as I was crossing to the US, I got pulled over by border patrol for looking "suspicious". The female cop searched my purse and found a condom. She smirked and said, "I doubt you'd ever need that." FML

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G_Bug 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 1:13

You must be a very beautiful man

Shadic 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 1:12

Grow a beard?

Comments

ah_haha 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 1:11

maybe it's something they have to ask no matter how obvious??

softball_nerd_24 10

Saturday 28 June 2014 3:36

Do you have long hair? Some people can't tell someone's gender if they have long hair....but yeah. FYL

Shadic 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 1:12

Grow a beard?

anon12_fml 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 1:12

there are wayyy too many "someone questioned/mistook my gender" posts on this website

G_Bug 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 1:13

You must be a very beautiful man

beefsupreme78 16

Thursday 8 October 2015 4:30

Why do they have to look like a woman to be beautiful?

alex_vik 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 1:16

Grow a beard. That's what I did, and no one mistakes me for a woman now.

BigLord 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 1:17

How is this a FML? Being mistaken by the opposite gender can be a good thing. You get to bang the lesbians!

YacL 15

Sunday 10 April 2011 7:47

yeah till they see his penis.... if it's a threesome I'm sure they let him watch though

bunny911 16

Tuesday 17 July 2012 2:26

I've been mistaken for a guy a couple of times. I've never been very feminine to begin with, but at one point I had very short hair. The man that I was hoping would soon be my boss walked in the room and the first thing he said was "guy or girl?" his wife had to answer for him, as I couldn't stop laughing long enough to tell him. It's all in how you take it. As a mechanic, I'm expecting that I will get much more of it, so why get upset? I just laugh it off and move on.