TSA spends $18.6 million on ‘non-binary screening systems’ set to roll out in January
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The new imaging technology from the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is designed to reduce pat-downs and better accommodate minority communities.
The new technology will roll out at airports in January, but individuals who feel their gender was incorrectly assumed now have the option to ask for a re-screening before submitting to a physical pat-down. Nikolas Lanum is an associate editor for Fox News Digital.
TSA data shows the agency receives 26,542 screening complaints annually. 6% of those complaints are from members of the LGBTQ community. That number tracks roughly with census data from Gallup, which notes that 7% of people identify as LGBTQ.
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