I just had an oh shit moment and have no one to talk to about this.

Tomorrow I’m flying to another state to apply for a visa in a consulate. I must surrender my passport to the diplomats, because they attach the visa in there and will mail it back to me.

So, when I fly back, the only government-issued photo I.D. I will have to show at security is my old driver’s license, issued when I was a teenager, but still valid. It says Female, whereas my passport says Male (God bless the state department for making things slightly easier for trans people).

My oh shit moment was when I realized that they might not let me fly back because I had to enter TSA Secure Travel information upon purchasing my ticket. And I listed my legal sex as M, because that is what my passport says, and it’s issued by the federal government. But when I’m flying back, I won’t have this passport, only a photo ID that says female.

Is this something that I can just explain calmly to the TSA official who checks our IDs before security? Honestly, I’m willing to say to them “Do a cavity search if you must, but I need to get home.” But I am not sure that there is any wiggle room at all if my “official” TSA information does not match my photo ID. Am I completely fucked here?

Topics: travel, security, flying, transsexuals, TSA