David Cooley, founr and CEO of famed Wt Hollywood gay bar, The Abbey, took to social media Monday wh claims that Alaska Air forced him and his partner to give up premium seats to a straight uple. The airle is vtigatg.
Contents:
- FLY THE GAY-IENDLY SKI: ALASKA AIRL GO ALL OUT
- SEATTLE ANIZERS: DELTA-ALASKA AIR GAY PRI FLAP A 'MISMUNITN'
- DAVID COOLEY, OWNER OF POPULAR LA GAY BAR, THE ABBEY, SAYS ALASKA AIRL MA HIS PARTNER MOVE TO SEAT A STRAIGHT UPLE TOGETHER
- ALASKA AIR FAC BACKLASH AFTER GAY UPLE FORCED TO GIVE UP SEATS
FLY THE GAY-IENDLY SKI: ALASKA AIRL GO ALL OUT
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) ed the registratn “GAY” on an A330 to show s support for LGBT muni, while Atralia’s Qantas also gave an A330 a lorful makeover 2017, wrg the airle’s name rabow lors and addg a Pri flag to the kangaroo logo on s tail.
On the way down om San Francis to San Diego, guts were treated to a fan clackg lson—the art of openg a large fan to make a “clackg” noise—by employe and special guts like Ravi Roth, a ntent creator om New York and host of the @GayCatnTravelShow. Back 2016, now funct WOW Air gave an Airb A330-300 the registratn TF-GAY. When the airle started flyg to San Francis and took livery of a new A330, a gay pilot suggted the “GAY” registratn for a new plane, and management was immediately onboard wh the ncept.
SEATTLE ANIZERS: DELTA-ALASKA AIR GAY PRI FLAP A 'MISMUNITN'
Seattle Pri apologized to the airle after s gay and lbian employee group was told they uldn’t march wearg any pany gear. * alaska airlines gay pride *
A WOW Air A330 had the registratn TF-GAY. If thgs aboard Alaska Airl flights seem a b gay-obssed this month, ’s bee the pany has gone to new heights to celebrate Pri Month.
As passengers prepared to board, they were greeted by Ravi, a personaly and host of a gay travel pany. He was drsed a rabow smock, holdg a microphone, while prancg and chantg “I say Gay, you say Gay! ” As ctomers board this month, the airl is playg gay-iendly boardg mic by artists such as Torii Wolf, Sarah, the Illstmentalist, and Low Girl.
Alaska Airl is mted to phg gay theme throughout the year by sponsorg paras the followg muni:.
DAVID COOLEY, OWNER OF POPULAR LA GAY BAR, THE ABBEY, SAYS ALASKA AIRL MA HIS PARTNER MOVE TO SEAT A STRAIGHT UPLE TOGETHER
Can’t we all get along? Alaska Airl employe won’t be marchg Seattle’s gay Pri Para this summer bee the para cut an exclive sponsorship al wh rival Delta. * alaska airlines gay pride *
The love story is promently featured on s blog, which also has a photo of a young boy si a gay-rated airplane, as he sports a Pri Plane t-shirt.
Better known as Lambda Legal, is a civil rights anizatn foced on lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr muni as well as people livg wh HIV/AIDS through impact ligatn, societal tn, and public policy work. We also provi -kd support to smaller grassroots anizatns & fundraisers such as the Pri Foundatn, LGBTQ Communy Center Fund, Portland Gay Men’s Chos, The Santa Cz Lbian and Gay Communy Center, San Francis Lbian Gay Bisexual Transgenr Communy Center.
ALASKA AIR FAC BACKLASH AFTER GAY UPLE FORCED TO GIVE UP SEATS
We celebrate pri each year to honor the 1969 Stonewall rts – a tippg pot the gay liberatn movement, and an event that set the urse for the ongog fight for LGBT rights here the Uned Stat.
I’m also proud to work for a CEO who has been on the rerd time and aga about his support for LGBT rights, om speakg out for marriage equaly to urgg the Boy Suts to reverse s policy on gay suts and sut lears.