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• HOW THE GAY AIRLE STEWARD BEME A STEREOTYPE
• THE GAY FLIGHT ATTENDANT
• GAY FLIGHT ATTENDANT SERVG SASS AT 30,000 FEET: {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAEJUNE 19, 2014/4:51 PMBY LTER FABIAN BRATHWAEJUNE 19, 2014 / 4:51 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"GAY FLIGHT ATTENDANT SERVG SASS AT 30,000 FEET: WATCH","DATEPUBLISHED":"2014-06-19T20:51:24.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2014-06-19T20:51:24.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LTER FABIAN BRATHWAE","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A GAY FLIGHT ATTENDANT? WHO'S EVER HEARD OF SUCH A THG? BUCKG THE TREND, THIS SOUTHWT AIRL FLIGHT ATTENDANT MA THE IENDLY SKI THAT MUCH CHUMMIER WH SOME GOOD OLD-FASHNED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOME CHOICE TIDBS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"YOUR SEATBELT NEEDS TO BE LOW AND TIGHT ACROSS YOUR HIPS JT LIKE THE HOT PK SPEEDO I'M GOG TO BE WEARG WHEN I FALLY GET THE THREE OF TO A HOTEL HOT TUB TONIGHT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"FOLKS, IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE JOK OR THE SERVICE TODAY, THERE ARE SIX WAYS OUT OF THIS AIRPLANE. FEEL EE TO E ANY OF THEM.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE LADI ARE PASSG THROUGH THE B AT THIS TIME TO MAKE SURE YOUR SHO AND SOCKS AND HANDBAGS MATCH. I'M SO SORRY, BUT WHAT I NOTICED DURG THE BOARDG PROCS — AN AWFUL LOT OF YOU N E A LTLE FASHN NSULTATN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“DO NOT BE NGHTY THAT POTTY. LEAVE THE WEBM ALONE OR YOU'LL END UP ON YOUTUBE NEXT WEEK. FOLKS, ’S $2200 FOR TAMPERG WH A SMOKE TECTOR THE LAVATORY. AND YOU KNOW IF YOU HAD $2200 YOU’D BE ON UNED AIRL FIRST CLASS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“NOW, THE LADI AND I CERTALY WOULDN’T HAVE SHOWN UP FOR WORK TONIGHT IF WE HAD AN ANTICIPATED A PRSN. BUT THE EVENT OF A PRSN, FOUR SAFON YELLOW BUTTERCUP MASKS SIGNED BY GUCCI AND MARTHA STEWART, WELL, THEY’RE GOG TO DROP OM THAT PARTMENT OVERHEAD.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"CONTUE WEARG THAT MASK UNTIL YOU'RE OTHERWISE NOTIFIED BY ONE OF YOUR THREE UNIFORMED CREW MEMBERS, AS THE CREW MEMBERS YOU'LL SEE NNG AROUND THE B NAKED TODAY THEY SIMPLY NNOT BE TSTED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"FOR THOSE OF YOU TRAVELG WH YOUR CHILDREN. WHY?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE APPARENTLY ALSO THREW A CKTAIL PARTY HALFWAY THROUGH THE TRIP. NOW THAT'S WHAT I LL -FLIGHT ENTERTATMENT. CHECK OUT THE GREATT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SCE, WELL, THIS QUEEN, BELOW:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• HOMOPHOBIC PASSENGER FAC UP TO 20 YEARS AFTER ALLEGEDLY THROWG ANTI-GAY SLURS AND A PHONE AT FLIGHT ATTENDANT: REPORT
• TAG ARCHIV FOR " GAY FLIGHT ATTENDANT "

HOW THE GAY AIRLE STEWARD BEME A STEREOTYPE

Some mentary on Pedro Almodóvar’s new edy I’m So Exced has noted that rerc gay stereotyp, particularly the characters of s sassy male flight attendants, who are all gay. When did the gay steward bee such a mon stereotype?

THE GAY FLIGHT ATTENDANT

Some stewards were hired back after returng om World War II—often out of a sense of loyalty or patrtic duty—but bee they performed what was nsired “women’s work, ” they were thought to be effemate and were therefore spected of beg homosexual, acrdg to the bias of the time.

This perceptn was further rerced when the killg of a gay male flight attendant a “lover’s lane” Miami brought the stereotype to the headl of sensatnal stori the Miami Daily News.

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WHO'S EVER HEARD OF SUCH A THG? BUCKG THE TREND, THIS SOUTHWT AIRL FLIGHT ATTENDANT MA THE IENDLY SKI THAT MUCH CHUMMIER WH SOME GOOD OLD-FASHNED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOME CHOICE TIDBS:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"YOUR SEATBELT NEEDS TO BE LOW AND TIGHT ACROSS YOUR HIPS JT LIKE THE HOT PK SPEEDO I'M GOG TO BE WEARG WHEN I FALLY GET THE THREE OF TO A HOTEL HOT TUB TONIGHT."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"FOLKS, IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE JOK OR THE SERVICE TODAY, THERE ARE SIX WAYS OUT OF THIS AIRPLANE. FEEL EE TO E ANY OF THEM.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE LADI ARE PASSG THROUGH THE B AT THIS TIME TO MAKE SURE YOUR SHO AND SOCKS AND HANDBAGS MATCH. I'M SO SORRY, BUT WHAT I NOTICED DURG THE BOARDG PROCS — AN AWFUL LOT OF YOU N E A LTLE FASHN NSULTATN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“DO NOT BE NGHTY THAT POTTY. LEAVE THE WEBM ALONE OR YOU'LL END UP ON YOUTUBE NEXT WEEK. FOLKS, ’S $2200 FOR TAMPERG WH A SMOKE TECTOR THE LAVATORY. AND YOU KNOW IF YOU HAD $2200 YOU’D BE ON UNED AIRL FIRST CLASS.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“NOW, THE LADI AND I CERTALY WOULDN’T HAVE SHOWN UP FOR WORK TONIGHT IF WE HAD AN ANTICIPATED A PRSN. BUT THE EVENT OF A PRSN, FOUR SAFON YELLOW BUTTERCUP MASKS SIGNED BY GUCCI AND MARTHA STEWART, WELL, THEY’RE GOG TO DROP OM THAT PARTMENT OVERHEAD.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"CONTUE WEARG THAT MASK UNTIL YOU'RE OTHERWISE NOTIFIED BY ONE OF YOUR THREE UNIFORMED CREW MEMBERS, AS THE CREW MEMBERS YOU'LL SEE NNG AROUND THE B NAKED TODAY THEY SIMPLY NNOT BE TSTED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"FOR THOSE OF YOU TRAVELG WH YOUR CHILDREN. WHY?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HE APPARENTLY ALSO THREW A CKTAIL PARTY HALFWAY THROUGH THE TRIP. NOW THAT'S WHAT I LL -FLIGHT ENTERTATMENT. CHECK OUT THE GREATT FLIGHT ATTENDANT SCE, WELL, THIS QUEEN, BELOW:{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;POSN:RELATIVE;PADDG-BOTTOM:56.49999999999999%;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;POSN:ABSOLUTE;HEIGHT:100% !IMPORTANT;WIDTH:100% !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}H/T: {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

In the macho, homophobic years of the 1950s, this provoked a crackdown on the cy’s unrground gay muny, and stori like the were seen as evince that gay people were “perverts. ” Many airl (some of which traed their stewards Miami) turn quietly did away wh hirg stewards, both gay and straight.

Ever sce, men have generally prised about 15 percent of flight attendants, pendg on the airle, and a high percentage of the men returng to the ranks of the flight attendant rps the 1970s were gay. For gay men, there were many reasons to bee a flight attendant— wasn’t jt the willgns of many to do stereotypilly feme work.

As Tiemeyer wr, “the aisl and galleys of airplan, as well as crew hotels and crash pads, served the same role that other gays and lbians found bars: a place where they uld meet others like themselv and even embrace their same-sex sir for the first time. And I’d walk through termals, and I knew if there were gay men, they’d be lookg at me.

HOMOPHOBIC PASSENGER FAC UP TO 20 YEARS AFTER ALLEGEDLY THROWG ANTI-GAY SLURS AND A PHONE AT FLIGHT ATTENDANT: REPORT

So how many flight attendants were and are gay? They timated that “between 30 and 50 percent of male flight attendants were gay the 1950s, and between 50 and 90 percent the 1970s.

The historic flight took off on the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn raids, which are nsired one of the first major events of the gay rights and liberatn movement the flight parted Philalphia Internatnal Airport (PHL) for New York-LaGuardia (LGA) and was operated wh an Embraer E-190. My flight was beg served by an obvly gay flight attendant, who seemed to put everyone a good mood as he served food and the plane prepared to scend, he me swishg down the aisle and told that "Capta Marvey has asked me to announce that he'll be landg the big sry plane shortly, so lovely people, if you uld jt put your trays up, that would be super.

TAG ARCHIV FOR " GAY FLIGHT ATTENDANT "

Homosexualy is not illegal Cha and was officially removed om a list of mental disorrs 2001. After the vio of him kissg his worker went viral, Chai said he was taken asi by a senr manager who told him that homosexualy was agast “socialist re valu, ” and asked him to rema silent on the topic.