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Leisha Hailey kicked off Southwest Airlines flight for being gay

Sep 26, 2011 19:16

'L Word' star booted from plane for kissing girlfriend
Actress says attendant told her Southwest 'was a 'family' airline and kissing was not ok'

LOS ANGELES - Former "The L Word" star Leisha Hailey complained in a stream of Twitter messages on Monday that she and a girlfriend were kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight in a dispute over their ( Read more... )

oh not this shit again, you stay classy, reaction .gif post, flames on the side of my face, people suck, you have annoyed me for the last time, lgbtq / gender & sexual minorities

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othellia September 27 2011, 03:23:27 UTC

Speaking of queering it up Bollywood style...

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othellia September 27 2011, 03:47:19 UTC

They're from Dostana, essentially Bollywood's version of a "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry"-like premise (two straight guys pretending to be gay in order to get something). However (and I say this as a queer girl) while I found INPYCAL infuriating, Dostana was rather hilarious and entertaining. Sure while there are some "eh" areas (especially with this one extremely stereotypical older gay man), for the most part the two main guys plans do not go as they initially hope and they're eventually called out on their bullshit. Plus it's a good step in the right direction for Bollywood considering the usual attitude towards LGBTQ issues.

Just my personal opinion though and other people might say it's just as offensive and annoying as "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry." One of those, you love it or you hate it things. Though it also gave the world "Desi Girl" which is pretty much unanimously awesome and catchy (also see 2:40 in).

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fukai September 27 2011, 03:01:58 UTC

Wow. This is such bullshit. It's shit like this that makes me feel nervous every time I kiss my girlfriend in public. and I should NOT have to feel that way. >:/ As a chubby lesbian, I am NEVER flying Southwest!!!

ladypeyton September 27 2011, 15:09:17 UTC

Was it Southwest that booted Kevin Smith?

tinylegacies September 27 2011, 18:00:27 UTC

Yep.

I'm going to have to check out his twitter and see if he's talking about this.

jimmyblue September 27 2011, 03:04:05 UTC

Ohohoooo shit. I think Southwest Airlines just picked the wrong lesbian icon to kick off a plane.

roseofjuly September 27 2011, 03:04:28 UTC

Excessive my ass. Excessive for queer folks means we're existing in a way that means people have to see us.
And what the fuck is a family airline?

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Re: tl;DR roseofjuly September 27 2011, 03:53:13 UTC

No, I have no doubt that they meant family in that really snarky way that conservatives mean it when they basically mean anything they don't agree with is not allowed. "This is a family network."

Also, it's been my experience that most airlines allow you to bring outside food. I've never had a problem bringing snacks and food that I've bought in the airport onto the plane.

Re: tl;DR piratesswoop September 27 2011, 04:03:43 UTC

Sorry, deleted my comment and reposed it, I have this thing about editing my comments -_-

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mollywobbles867 September 27 2011, 03:04:48 UTC

I think her gf is Adam Lambert's old keyboardist, Cam. I follow her on Twitter ( @UhHuhHerMusic) and saw this shit last night. wtf even?