Inspired by another's post in r/askfeminists, I was reminded about an incident which occurred to me on the way back from Hungary last year.

I (a man) was randomly selected for security screening and got a pat-down from the male security guard. It was fairly standard, except as he moved around me he left one hand cupping my crotch and very obviously gave me a fondle. It felt invasive and unwanted, though thankfully brief.

What is interesting about this (and what makes it a feminist issue) is that in this environment, I (the foreigner)

• Lacked the language skills to object

• Faced the social pressure of not wanting to hold up the line

• Didn't want to challenge the authority of notoriously belligerent airport staff in a foreign country

• Didn't really know how to respond at all

• I haven't flown since but expect to do so shortly, and the incident has sprung forth relatively unbidden, now associated with airport screening. Not a major trauma in my life (clearly) but certainly an annoying buzzard of a thought.

So my question, fellow feminists, is what can I do in the future. What should I do in the future to help make a change in society to prevent this kind of thing in the future? Bear in mind as a man rejecting homosexual contact (I'm kind of bi anyway but that's neither here nor there) I can probably object with less social pressure than many women face.