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Contents:

• THE GAY-FRIENDLIT AIRL THE SKI
• 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
• BELL HELIPTER, PLATIFF,ANDSEA AIRMOTIVE, INC.; GAY AIRWAYS, INC.; A.E. GAY, INC.;A.E. GAY, PLATIFFS-APPELLANTS, V. UNED STAT OF AMERI, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE, 833 F.2D 1375 (9TH CIR. 1987)
• VIRG ATLANTIC TO FEATURE GAY MAN AS PART OF NEW AIRCRAFT BRANDG
• BELL HELIPTER TEXTRON, INC., PLATIFF-APPELLANT, V. UNED STAT OF AMERI, HELIPTER TEXTRON, INC., PLATIFF,ANDSEA AIRMOTIVE, INC., GAY AIRWAYS, INC., A.E. GAY, INC., ANDA.E. GAY, PLATIFFS-APPELLANTS, V. UNED STAT OF AMERI, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE, 967 F.2D 307 (9TH CIR. 1992)
• GAY UPLE LEFT 'HUIATED' AFTER EMIRAT AIRLE STAFF ASK IF THEY ARE BROTHERS
• VIRG ATLANTIC TO FEATURE GAY MAN AS PART OF NEW AIRCRAFT BRANDG
• GAY UPLE LEFT 'HUIATED' AFTER EMIRAT AIRLE STAFF ASK IF THEY ARE BROTHERS

THE GAY-FRIENDLIT AIRL THE SKI

The Gay-Friendlit Airl the SkiThis post ntas referenc to products om one or more of our advertisers. For an explanatn of our Advertisg Policy, vis this recent years, many airl have woken up to the tth that our gay brothers and sisters are here, they're queer and they love to travel. As we wrap up Natnal LGBT Pri Month — and celebrate SCOTUS' momento lg for gay marriage —I'm takg an -pth look at which airl are showg their te rabow lors.

While we n never top the always-hilar Pam Ann's A-to-Z Airle Gui, here's a look at the gay-iendlit airl the THAT's a iendly sky! In the hands of another pany, s 2010 PR mpaign to have the first -flight gay and lbian weddg ceremoni would have been nothg more than a stunt.

SAS is also a member of the Stockholm Gay and Lbian Network, and partners wh VisSwen the US, which promot Swen as a leadg LGBT urty of Leonard Zhovsky / ShutterstockDelta Air LNext on our list of fav is Delta: Not only has the airle been rporate a sponsor of and participant yearly Pri events ("NYC Pri, LA Pri, Utah Pri Ftival, Motor Cy Pri, Seattle PriFt, Tw Ci Pri, Atlanta Pri and Pri Toronto, among other ftivals"), but has proudly claimed s mment to LGBT employe as well:We are proud to have been signated one of the Human Rights Campaign's (HRC) "Bt Plac To Work" for LGBT employe 2010 and 2011, and we ntue to earn near-perfect sr on HRC's Corporate Equaly Inx ever sce. That's walkg the lov the gays, and shows! Amerin AirlAmerin Airl is on our list of gay-iendly fav, as well.

5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)

The airle was certaly ahead of the pack 2007 wh s Pk Flight, which featured a drag queen stewarss, pk airplane food and a shirtls petn on s way om SFO to the Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras the plane got primped! Photo urty of Peapple then 2010, an otherwise amg -flight safety vio featurg the All Blacks gby team had a weirdly homophobic moment (start at 2:55) that sparked enough plats to have the vio pulled. Among the are Athlete Ally, Boston Gay Men's Chos, Empire State Pri Agenda, Natnal Lbian & Gay Journalists Associatn, New York Cy Anti-Vlence Project, PFLAG NYC, Transgenr Legal Defense & Edutn Fund and pri celebratns at s foc ci Long Beach, CA and San Juan, Puerto Ri.

Dependg on where they’re head, gay travelers n face great risks.

Acrdg to Equalx, a range of gay activi are illegal 71 untri. In an attempt to help terme the worst plac for gay travelers, the duo created the 2019 LGBTQ+ Danger Inx, rankg the world’s most dangero—and saft—untri for gay travelers.

BELL HELIPTER, PLATIFF,ANDSEA AIRMOTIVE, INC.; GAY AIRWAYS, INC.; A.E. GAY, INC.;A.E. GAY, PLATIFFS-APPELLANTS, V. UNED STAT OF AMERI, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE, 833 F.2D 1375 (9TH CIR. 1987)

The uple also updated the list wh the bt and worst plac for gay travelers 2021, which n be viewed here. A new report tails the most dangero—and saft—plac for gay. The journalists looked at the top 150 most-vised untri the world by the number of g tourists, then ranked them g eight factors, cludg laws agast gay relatnships, legal protectn agast discrimatn and more.

VIRG ATLANTIC TO FEATURE GAY MAN AS PART OF NEW AIRCRAFT BRANDG

Toppg the LGBTQ+ Danger Inx is Nigeria, which is nsired the worst untry for vlence agast gay travelers. There, people n be put prison for up to 14 years jt for beg gay, and some stat even have the ath penalty unr Sharia law. In almost all s, the laws outlawg nsensual gay sex were put to place unr Brish le and were left place followg pennce.

“In 2018, India managed to annul Sectn 377, a Brish lonial-era law prohibg ‘unnatural acts, ’ orr to legalize nsensual gay sex, ” says Fergson, who pots out that ancient Indian lerature such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana have many referenc to LGBTQ+ hero cludg transgenr warrrs and two queens who ma love orr for one queen to get pregnant wh an heir for their kgdom. “Long story short, this pots to the fact that was likely the Brish fluence that largely led to Indian homophobia the first place, ” she says.

“We found this to be a b ironic as the reason for many of the harsh homophobic laws untri throughout the world is largely leftover om laws created durg Brish le, ” says Fergson.

BELL HELIPTER TEXTRON, INC., PLATIFF-APPELLANT, V. UNED STAT OF AMERI, HELIPTER TEXTRON, INC., PLATIFF,ANDSEA AIRMOTIVE, INC., GAY AIRWAYS, INC., A.E. GAY, INC., ANDA.E. GAY, PLATIFFS-APPELLANTS, V. UNED STAT OF AMERI, DEFENDANT-APPELLEE, 967 F.2D 307 (9TH CIR. 1992)

Has ma great progrs wh legalized same-sex marriage, worker protectns and crimalizatn of homophobic vlence. “One reason for that is that there is a great al of variatn gay rights pendg on the state you’re , ” says Fergson. You n see the entire rankg of the 150 untri here and also get 37 safety Swen, the saft untry the world for gay.

GAY UPLE LEFT 'HUIATED' AFTER EMIRAT AIRLE STAFF ASK IF THEY ARE BROTHERS

Prime Mister Jt T promoted clivy by marchg Toronto’s Pri Para and beme the untry’s first Prime Mister to vis a gay bar. Ci like Lisbon and Porto have the bt gay scen the untry and Portugal is hopg to host the 2022 Europri, the world's biggt event celebratg gay pri Europe.

Wh an overall natnal attu that is relaxed and acceptg towards homosexualy, Belgium is known for havg a vibrant gay and lbian scene, particularly Bssels, ” says Fergson. ”On a street Doha, Qatar, which is the send most dangero untry the world for gay...

It was ranked so highly largely due to the extreme penalti for simply beg gay, which clu up to 14 years prison and the ath penalty stat unr Sharia law, ” says Fergson. “This oil-rich Middle Eastern untry enforc up to three years prison, floggg and the ath penalty unr Sharia law for any acts of homosexualy. “In Yemen, the punishment for beg gay for both men and women is prison time and 100 lash, wh ath by stong for married men, ” says Fergson.

VIRG ATLANTIC TO FEATURE GAY MAN AS PART OF NEW AIRCRAFT BRANDG

“This nservative Mlim untry means bs when to rejectg homosexualy, both s laws and general public sentiment. “Sdi Arabia is another of the untri on our list which implements the ath penalty for nsensual homosexualy unr their terpretatn of Sharia law, ” says Fergson. “In Tanzania, any homosexual acts rult 30 years to life prison, and there has been a recent ernment crackdown on LGBT activy wh the untry.

GAY UPLE LEFT 'HUIATED' AFTER EMIRAT AIRLE STAFF ASK IF THEY ARE BROTHERS

“Iran ma #6 on the x, due part to s extreme punishments for homosexualy, which clu 100 lash for homosexual terurse or the ath penalty, and 31 lash for same-sex acts other than terurse, ” says Fergson. “Publicly, homosexualy is a taboo topic, so LGBTQ+ travelers choosg to vis Sudan should proceed wh utn and rema discreet wh regards to their sexualy.

”On the island of Barbados, which is the most dangero untry the Caribbean for gay. “Historilly, Barbados and some other Caribbean islands have had poor anti-LGBTQ+ legislatn and practic, largely left over om the Brish occupatn which put the laws place and rerced anti-gay attus. Unfortunately, imposed punishment for homosexualy is severe and the existence of gay people Malaysia was nied by their tourism mister as recently as March 2019, ” says Fergson.