From: Tina (pinkfest@pinkmyst.com)
Date: Thu Jun 04 2009 - 02:06:50 CDT
OMG, I would as soon argue religion, golf club manufacturers, or choice
of programming languages before I would get into a debate about which
airline is best or worst to its frequent flyers. ;-)
But, the reference to SWA and short skirts reminded me of the hot pants
and boots that SWA flight attendants used to dress in as a uniform back
in the 70s: http://www.time.com/time/2003/flight/fashion4.html
However, I don't want new girls to worry about flying en femme. I flew
so many times on every airline under the sun in 25+ years with IBM and
its business partners. Flying en femme used to scare the daylights out
of me, so I avoided it for a long time; but, ignoring the 1-in-a-billion
sad episode, the risks/fears were basically all in my own head. Since I
transitioned full-time a few years ago (legal name change and all, but
still the dreaded M on my DL) I've flown en femme many times for
business and pleasure on airlines including American, Southwest, United,
Continental, and Delta. The average over-worked airline employee or TSA
screener just doesn't care about your plumbing or your sense of fashion.
Keep a calm attitude, smile a lot and say thank you, and they'll zip you
right through and then forget you exist 2 seconds later. They've got
more important things to worry about.
Thanks,
Tina Lake
http://www.myspace.com/tinalakeband
http://www.myspace.com/tinatdre
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