We’ve all been there. Standing awkwardly and publicly before a TSA agent as they run their hand up our inner thigh, along the underpants band, and around the butt crack, searching for box cutters. It’s part of living in paranoid, post 9-11 America where big brother is always watching.
British crooner Morrissey managed to go all these years without having his personal space invaded by airport security. That was until Tuesday of this week. In an enraged blog post yesterday, the queer rock legend says he was basically molested by TSA agents at San Francisco International Airport.
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“At 2:30 in the afternoon I went through the usual airport security procedure including the stand-up ‘scanner’, and all was well,” Morrissey begins. “Before I could gather my belongings from the usual array of trays I was approached by an ‘airport security officer’ who stopped me, crouched before me and groped my penis and testicles.”
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Morrissey claims the man who “sexually assaulted” him was the manager on duty.
“Luckily I was accompanied by two members of British Airways Special Services, who were horrified at the sexual attack and suggested that I lodge a complaint,” he continues.
When he went to do so, however, Morrissey claims he was told his allegations were a matter of “opinion.”
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The singer continues: “Apart from ‘that’s just your opinion’, he [the manager] would not comment, even though, since the penis and testicles were mine and no one else’s, then my opinion must surely have some meaning.”
“But, of course, what the airport security officer was saying was: your opinion will never count in the eyes of the law.”
As a result, Morrissey issued the following warning to other travelers: “Should you find yourself traveling through San Francisco International Airport, you should expect sexual abuse from the so-called ‘security officers’ who, we are unconvincingly warned, are acting only for our security.”
He concludes his blog commentary with a very good question: “Do people have minds?”
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Jimm Wiedeman
Ladbrook
I once found myself staring into the eyes of an incredibly sexy TSA agent at Reagan National in DC. He groped me a bit, and I then offered to do a strip search if he felt it necessary. He laughed and said it wasn’t needed, but I do wish he’d spent more time “investigating” me. Oh well.
Hank Trout
Wishful diva thinking.
Brad Orendorff
probably didn’t even know it was him or a man for that matter… Is this really all he has these days to make news over… Why doesnt he try not canceling a show and bitching about other artists… Bye Felisha
Jason Sutton
Probably still buzzed from Up Your Alley Fair that took place over the weekend. 😀
JelloBiafra2016
Moz has been flyin all over the world…FOR DECADES! ….and this is his first trouser press? Wow…must be nice. This happens just about every single time I fly.
Chris Duffy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwaCPYqLCdQ
BigG
Relax morrissey, no one wants your micro penis.
Larry Chin
Lucky guy
DDstar1me
Gezz…I never get groped. They never grop the heavyset or chubby guys. That’s discrimination if you ask me.
I wanna get groped TSA. Fat guys deserve to be groped too.
🙁
Glücklich
Clear is so worth it.
Why is Morrissey complaining? Take it while you can get it…could be your last chance.
Rogelio Lopez
Mm mm
Glücklich
@Jason Sutton:
I was there! Queerty should do a Part Haus piece or some other content for it instead of the dumb Gay Cities thing. Hog Wild was a total blast!
highestbidder
seriously this guy hasn’t been relevant since the last Smiths performance … who cares?
Dean Long
He should be so lucky…who’d wanna
Kyle L. Gorzynski
They grope everyone, it’s nothing new, he’s not that special.
Jim DelRae
San Francisco does not have TSA they have an independent contractor for security.
meghanada
I’d be more willing to believe a person who I didn’t think was an attention-seeking mental case before.
Samuel Kincaid
Maybe he should hook-up with the world’s other most bitter queen Rupert Everett and be done with it.
Patrick Cremeans
Victor Barry
I’d call it a perk.
Gerard Dillon
Old queen wishful thinking
Finrod
I always just get waved through these things. Maybe it’s time for some Botox and a new hairdo.
DC Sheehan
Where do I line up?
Steve McSheffrey
Fandom at its worst!
Bobby Lusby
Why does he have so much to say all of a sudden?
Lucienne Wiersema
Well some people like meat, dude ð??
Max Schmitt
The diva who can’t get signed to a record label after the last one to put with him dumped his ass is attention whoring. Cute. In a perverse sort of way.
David Mack
Felt like…?
Barbara Roman
Something wrong with all of you and your hateful disrespectful comments for a man who helped pave the wave for you to be publicly out.
Christian Lum
Go to any str8 club in NYC or LA and they do the same thing
Brian Johnson-Frazier
Eww… Just eww…
1EqualityUSA
Is Mr. Morrissey out? Pave his own way out of the closet?
Deborah Adams
Morrissey, you are a wishful dickhead…..for shame……
McShane
Heaven Knows He’s Miserable Now.
martinbakman
Don’t understand all the hate. What has he ever done to deserve such negativity?