Transgender Visibility Day versus security theater

Published March 31, 2022 5:02pm ET



I’ve never celebrated “National Transgender Day of Visibility” before, but I might start if it means the slow dismantling of the Transportation Security Administration’s ridiculous security screening rules.

TSA Administrator David Pekoske announced “on this internationally recognized day for the transgender community” that the TSA would soon be implementing “more secure and efficient screening processes that are gender neutral.” Part of this initiative includes reducing the number of “pat-down screenings” conducted by TSA agents.

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