What The TSA Screenings Mean For Sexual Assault Survivors

Among the constituencies pissed off about the TSA's new security measures: Sexual assault survivors, for whom both the body scans and the patdowns can be triggering.
The Anti-Groping Lobby's Pantsless Plot
The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg proposes that men wear kilts on a day of protest against new gropey TSA policies. We suppose women could go pantyless, but somehow that seems less like a less effective fuck-you. Still, the dissent is building.
Will TSA Ever Max Out on the Touchy-Feely Security Measures?
Just in time for the holidays—the only time many Americans fly—the Washington Post reports on the Transportation Security Administration's new passenger pat-downs, which involve touching and feeling around people's private areas. What more could they do to us?
TSA Tightens Security Restrictions After Attempted Terrorist Attack
The Transportation Security Administration has reportedly issued a new set of travel restrictions for all air passengers flying into the United States after a suspect attempted to detonate an explosive device during a transatlantic flight between Amsterdam and Detroit yesterday.

Celeb lawyer Gloria Allred has accepted her next high profile assignment: defending a Texas woman whose nipple rings were removed by airport security. Mandi Hamlin, 37, the plaintiff, is demanding "an apology by federal security agents and a civil rights investigation," after officials forced her to remove her nipple…
Travel tips
When you're prepping for holiday travel don't forget that the EU and the US now require you to keep anything remotely liquid (mascara, lip gloss, cuticle cream) in a clear plastic bag if you're carrying it on (and you cannot carry more than 3oz containers) http://www.tsa.gov. Try this charming little makeup case from…
