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A Delta Air Lines employee went viral on Tuesday after a transgender actor and social media influencer accused the ticket agent of misgendering the customer.
The exchange was posted on Tommy Dorfman's TikTok account on Saturday, where a Delta employee is being confronted for not referring to the customer by female pronouns.
In the video, Dorfman is not seen, but a masculine-sounding voice behind the camera is heard arguing with a Delta employee.
"And what about when a Delta employee misgenders you intentionally?" Dorfman said to the Delta employee at the beginning of the video.
The gate agent tries to talk to the passenger, saying, "While you're talking, she's — he's talking too."
"You just misgendered me again, multiple times, both of you have," Dorfman responded.
The Delta employee replied, "OK. Gotcha. ... It wasn't intentional, but if you want to take it personal, that's also—"
Dorfman interrupts, "She did do it intentionally twice."
"You're talking to me too," the Delta employee responded.
"You said he and then you said she," the transgender activist replied.
The Delta employee then pushed back at Dorfman.
"You're being condescending," the gate agent said to Dorfman, "and if you want to continue, I'll have Port Authority escort you out the building right this moment if you want to play that game with me. ... Would you like to continue three days before Christmas? I really don't mind."