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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

vt_mruhlin 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 4:07

#11, "beards pretty much make it indistinguishable". Tell that to my 7th grade English teacher...

Dichoscillation 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 4:26

Not so sure I want to know what that means, #31. If I grew a beard, I'd be clearly a guy. But there are a couple problems. 1) my facial hair grows so slowly I only need to shave once a month or so, so it'd take forever. 2) I'd look WEIRD with a beard. 3) Why would I want to be one gender, when I can be both?

TheNameless_fml 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 4:42

Sometimes, even if you think it's obvious, it isn't always in this day and age. He was probably just covering his own ass and I wouldn't take it personally.

firefalcon 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 6:03

You should have to alter your appearance to conform to a gender stereotype. :/ But yeah, this really isn't a FML in my opinion. Might suck for you, sure, but it's not the end of the world. Transgender people get the wrong pronouns all the time AND beat to shit for it... be lucky it was just a guard frisking you and not some skinhead trying to stab you in the skull for being a 'fag'. Oi.

Dichoscillation 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 6:16

It's true, that does happen sometimes, but you learn to deal with homophobes. Give them the finger and walk away; if they follow you, beat the shit out of them and then walk away. Nice and simple.

LameKara 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 6:18

It sounds like he's probably asking out of one too many experiences with NOT asking, it's probably more him being gun-shy than you looking too feminine. These days surgeries can blur the line, and even the most definite cases can be surprises, I wouldn't take it TOO seriously. ;) Not that it still doesn't suck, sorry!

ohreally123 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 6:29

well I have a feeling he had a recent incident where the answer was not yes and he got a talking to.

Art_Vandeley 0

Tuesday 31 March 2009 7:00

They are required to ask that. Have you seen the Family Guy episode where Peter punches that "man" at a softball game? That could happen if they dont ask.