pat down by tsa in my crotch area two flights in a row. anyone else?
hello all, i’m really confused as to why this is happening. so two flights in a row(late oct 2025 and now early jan 2026) i have been stopped at tsa check, flagged for having something in my crotch or butt area and then you know the rest. as someone who’s experienced SA it makes me incredibly uncomfortable. i understand the agents are just doing their job and they’ve been very nice about it but i just have zero clue what could be flagging it. i’ve taken off my birkenstocks because they have metal on them, ive had different shorts (gym and running shorts), different underwear etc etc and it still went off. i identity as a male and was born a male but i can tell you rn THAT is not why id make it go off especially if it didnt before. i have piercings but only on my face. i used to be a bit bigger than i am right now but not morbidly obese. i’m quite skinny now and maybe that could factor in
honestly its so frustrating and as someone with anxiety as well makes me fear of like some sort of detected medical condition that i dont know about. but this never happened before these past two flights and i flew multiple times a year for the past several years. maybe i’ll buy precheck in the future but honestly im just really shaken by the thought of flying after this. anyone else? thanks!!
Posted Jan 10, 2026, 12:26 AM UTC