By Michelle Garcia
New flight requirements will mandate that all passengers declare their full name, age, and gender to book travel, leaving some transgender advocates worried about the implications to come.
The Transportation Security Administration is working on a Secure Flight database to reduce the number of times a passenger is misidentified as a possible terrorist.
The first phase of the initiative, implemented this year, required that airlines collect the names of all passengers, shown verbatim as they are featured on government-issued identification. The next phase, which begins on August 15, will require passengers to declare their gender at the time of booking their flights.
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