Male 'Trans' TSA Agent Wants to Pat Down Women So Bad He's Filing a Lawsuit Over it

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A self-proclaimed transgender employee of the Transportation Security Administration filed a lawsuit over his inability to perform pat-downs under the Trump administration.

Danielle Mittereder, a man claiming to be a woman, is challenging the Department of Homeland Security over its new policy ensuring that TSA agents can only screen members of their actual sex.

The lawsuit filed earlier this month asserted that the policy violates federal civil rights law.

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Because President Donald Trump signed an executive order against recognizing transgenderism in the federal workforce on his first day back in office, Mittereder now finds himself unable to pat down women.

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Mittereder has “identified and presented as a woman” throughout his tenure, and he “performed pat-downs of female passengers” between October 2024 and Feb. 7, 2025.

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“By prohibiting Plaintiff from conducting pat-downs because she is transgender, TSA discriminates against her for failing to fulfill traditional sex stereotypes,” the lawsuit claimed.

Mittereder purportedly suffered “anguish and humiliation” because of the new policy, taking leave for the rest of the Feb. 7 shift, as well as Feb. 8 and Feb. 11.

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