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Are transgender Canadians being banned from boarding flights?
from CBC News:
Changes to Canada's airline screening regulations that took effect last year have recently angered some members of the transgender community and raised questions about whether the new rules could effectively prevent them from boarding planes.
Although the amendment to the Identity Screening Regulations, which are part of the Aeronautics Act, came into effect in July 2011, news about it has only recently hit the blogosphere.
"Canadian government bans transgendered from flying!" screamed one blog post, by transgendered marathon runner Jennifer McCreath.
Others appeared in the Montreal Gazette, on Rabble.ca, on the Huffington Post and on the site of transgender blogger Christin Milloy. .................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2012/02/02/transgender-airline-screening.html