Mark Morro Discs the State of LGBTQ+ Incln Aviatn and His Legacy as an Openly Gay Airle CEO and Indtry Chairman - CEOWORLD magaze

Contents:

• THE GAY-FRIENDLIT AIRL THE SKI
• FLY THE GAY-IENDLY SKI: ALASKA AIRL GO ALL OUT
• AIRLE OUT WH GAY-THEMED FLIGHT
• GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
• THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW
• HOW THE GAY AIRLE STEWARD BEME A STEREOTYPE
• MARK MORRO DISCS THE STATE OF LGBTQ+ INCLN AVIATN AND HIS LEGACY AS AN OPENLY GAY AIRLE CEO AND INDTRY CHAIRMAN
• THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

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!

FLY THE GAY-IENDLY SKI: ALASKA AIRL GO ALL OUT

Amerin AirlAmerin Airl is on our list of gay-iendly fav, as well.

AIRLE OUT WH GAY-THEMED FLIGHT

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.

GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI

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.

THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW

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.

HOW THE GAY AIRLE STEWARD BEME A STEREOTYPE

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:.

MARK MORRO DISCS THE STATE OF LGBTQ+ INCLN AVIATN AND HIS LEGACY AS AN OPENLY GAY AIRLE CEO AND INDTRY CHAIRMAN

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.

Air New Zealand is lvg to the gay and lbian market wh a special themed flight that will feature drag queens, pk cktails and a baret performed by the flight statn for the airle's one-time "Pk Flight, " schled to part San Francis Internatnal Airport on Feb.

THE VOICE OF CHICAGO'S GAY, LESBIAN, BI, TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY SINCE 1985

26, is the Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras Sydney, Atralia, one of the world's most well-attend gay events, said Jodi Williams, an Air New Zealand marketg director.

"We are lookg at tailorg the seat entertament and havg gay-iendly movi and ntts and different mic and thgs like that, " Williams said. The airle also plans to throw a "Get-Onboard-Girliend" gog away party for s passengers, who will pay an average of $1, 000 flight will be moled after an Auckland-to-Sydney trip Air New Zealand ma this year for the gay Mardi Gras, acrdg to Williams. Michael Wilke, executive director of a New York-based advertisg advocy group lled the Commercial Closet Associatn, said that while Amerin, Air Canada and other airle pani have bee visible sponsors of gay pri events, none had so far ed mpy programmg to appeal to gay and lbian travelers.

"It really sounds like someone put together the ia of what a gay cise is and jt applied that to the air.