This story was originally published by the WND News Center.
A man who says he is a woman is suing the federal government over restrictions in his job at the Transportation Security Administration that do not allow him to "pat down" female travelers.
A Western Journal report published at the Gateway Pundit explains Danielle Mittereder is suing over rules from the Department of Homeland Security establishing those limits.
That restriction followed an executive order from President Donald Trump against recognizing transgenderism claims in the federal government.
The claim being made by Mittereder is that the policy violates federal civil rights law.
According to the report on the recently filed lawsuit, Mittereder began working at the TSA in 2024 and now is stationed at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.
He claims because he is not allowed to pat down women, his job prospects are being hurt.
"Solely because she (sic) is transgender, TSA now prohibits Plaintiff from conducting core functions of her (sic) job, impedes her (sic) advancement to higher-level positions and specialized certifications, excludes her (sic) from TSA-controlled facilities, and subjects her (sic) identity to unwanted and undue scrutiny each workday," the claim explains.
The report noted that when the AP asked Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin about the issue, she turned the question back on the legacy news cooperative: "Does the AP want female travelers to be subjected to pat-downs by male TSA officers?"
She explained, "What a useless and fundamentally dangerous idea, to prioritize mental delusion over the comfort and safety of American travelers."
Mittereder's lawyer, Jonathan Puth, claimed the policy is "demeaning" as well as "illegal.'
A report from Fox News on the dispute said Trump's order, "Defending Women From Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government," declared that the federal government will recognize only two sexes — male and female — defined by biological sex "at conception."
