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World-renowned female powerlifter Anna Turaeva wins apology from airline after they refused to let her board a flight without proving she was a woman
2020-10-01
[Daily Mail]That's a man baby.

Are you East German?
  • Anna Turaeva, 42, has spoken of the 'horror' of facing intimate questions

  • The sportswoman has a string of records and medals representing her country

  • But she was stopped at a checkpoint when security staff looked at her passport

  • She said after calmly explaining to the officials, she was finally allowed to board
Posted by:Uloter Ebbomolet9368

#10  Reminds me of the movie The Wanderers
Posted by: Slappy   2020-10-01 21:23  

#9  #7 - laaaate Snark O' The Day applicant
Posted by: Frank G   2020-10-01 20:46  

#8  mo betta than a advancin' hairline
Posted by: Varmint Guelph8913   2020-10-01 20:34  

#7  receding hairline

She's had more anabolic steroid injections than Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sea Biscuit combined.
Posted by: Uloter Ebbomolet9368   2020-10-01 20:33  

#6  that is one fugly woman!

I'm sure she is beautiful inside. At least at the mitochondrial level.
I do admit the receding hairline is a bit off-putting.
Posted by: SteveS   2020-10-01 20:21  

#5  With all the trans issues going down I'm surprised the officials chose this hill to make a stand on.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2020-10-01 20:11  

#4  that is one fugly woman!
Posted by: 746   2020-10-01 12:42  

#3  Anna does give the appearance of being a man. Case of mistaken sexuality--time to take the airline apology and move on. She shouldn't be surprised if this happens again.
Posted by: JohnQC   2020-10-01 11:13  

#2  "We're sorry that we, like 99.999% of the rest of the planet except for blind hounds, thought you were a female."
Posted by: gorb   2020-10-01 09:07  

#1  surprised the airline had the guts to ask......
Posted by: Mercutio   2020-10-01 07:02  

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