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Gay couple bumped from airline seats to make room for straight couple
NBC News ^
| 07/30/18
| Tim Fitzsimons
Posted on 07/30/2018 5:39:24 PM PDT by Simon Green
When gay businessman David Cooley boarded Alaska Airlines flight 1407 from Los Angeles to New York this past weekend, he expected to enjoy the airline's top-rated service and the amenities that accompanied his Premium Class ticket. Instead, however, he said he and his travel companion were subjected to "humiliation" instead.
"I have never been so discriminated against while traveling before," Cooley, owner of iconic Los Angeles gay bar The Abbey, wrote in a public Facebook post. He said he and his travel companion were "removed" from their flight "to give preferential treatment to a straight couple."
"After my traveling companion and I had been seated in our assigned seats for a while, we were approached by the flight attendant and my companion was asked to move from his premium seat to coach, so a couple could sit together," Cooley wrote. "I explained that we were a couple and wanted to sit together. He was given a choice to either give up the premium seat and move to coach or get off the plane."
Cooley and his travel companion decided they "could not bear the feeling of humiliation for an entire cross-country flight," and so they deplaned.
I cannot believe that an airline in this day and age would give a straight couple preferential treatment over a gay couple and go so far as to ask us to leave, he added.
At the end of his Facebook post, Cooley called on LGBTQ people to boycott Alaska Airlines.
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TOPICS: Society; Travel
KEYWORDS: aviation; fake; goingforbucks; hoax; homosexualagenda; scammers
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To: Simon Green
Business traveler with a premium class ticket and a traveling partner. Did the boyfriend have a voucher reward ticket? Those usually come with stipulations.
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:00:40 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Spygate's clock began in 2015 - what did President Obama know and when did he know it)
To: Simon Green
Humiliation? It was long ago that being publicly recognized as a man who allows other men to stick their sausage in your rectum and then your mouth was humiliating. But times have changed. Now its a badge of honor.
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:02:14 PM PDT
by
PA-RIVER
To: Simon Green
1) Did both gays buy premium seats?
2) Which couple paid for the seats first?
To: Simon Green
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:04:24 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(The ONLY purpose for gun control is so that one group can force its will on a less powerful group.)
To: Simon Green
I have high doubts about the veracity of this article.
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:05:17 PM PDT
by
lastchance
(Credo.)
To: Simon Green
The last person I knew who was bumped said the Airline told them they go by what time the ticket was sold and whoever purchased their ticket first gets the seat.
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:07:48 PM PDT
by
Rashputin
(Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
To: rb22982
They probably accidentally overbooked and gave preferential treatment to the higher priority flyer. The odds of it having anything to do with sexual partners is probably less than 1% A couple of men were bumped so a married couple could sit together. There fixed the headlines. Why is this news? My wife and I were bumped to separate seats once, so a newlywed couple could sit together.. we HAD MARRIAGE SENIORITY ! but there was no complaint filed. We didn't even get an extra tiny bag of peanuts for our troubles..
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:09:29 PM PDT
by
Ikeon
(You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.)
To: deport
Self delusional individual thinks he's part of a couple, when the other person is a dude too? what is this the adkins diet? Its all meat and no bun.
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:11:45 PM PDT
by
Ikeon
(You take the red pill - you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes.)
To: PA-RIVER
I have simply stopped giving a damned about these filthy sodomites.
I just don’t care anymore. They don’t want equal rights, they want special rights, superior to everyone else.
F’n faggot. Get back in the closet.
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:11:56 PM PDT
by
Ouderkirk
(Life is about ass, you're either covering, hauling, laughing, kicking, kissing, or behaving like one)
To: Simon Green
How does he know they were straight?
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:13:23 PM PDT
by
moovova
To: Simon Green
I really really doubt that it happened this week.
To: Simon Green
It’s amazing what even makes news these days.
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:13:50 PM PDT
by
jimjohn
(2nd American Civil War: ongoing since January 20, 2017.)
To: Simon Green
When gay businessman David Cooley boarded Alaska Airlines flight 1407 from Los Angeles to New York this past weekend, he expected to enjoy the airline's top-rated service and the amenities that accompanied his Premium Class ticket. Instead, however, he said he and his travel companion were subjected to "humiliation" instead. Whenever any member of one the Protected groups gets treated like any normal person they are being subjected to "humiliation.
If they are not coddled treated as special and protected they are being discriminated against.
Being a White Male Catholic the best I can hope for is that I dont get dog dropping thrown at me.
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:13:55 PM PDT
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: Simon Green
I do not believe this man for even a micro second.
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:14:41 PM PDT
by
ICE-FLYER
(God bless and keep the United States of America)
To: Simon Green
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:15:16 PM PDT
by
TADSLOS
(If YouÂ’re Gonna Do Me Wrong, Do It Right...)
To: jospehm20
Seat assignment error. Two assigned to one seat.
To: Simon Green
BWAWAWA!!!
To: kaehurowing
What are they complaining about, not enough head-room?
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:24:09 PM PDT
by
gigster
(Cogito, Ergo, Ronaldus Magnus Conservatus)
To: gigster
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:31:03 PM PDT
by
wgmalabama
(The government murdered Robert LaVoy Finicum - what makes you think you are not next?)
To: Simon Green
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posted on
07/30/2018 6:33:22 PM PDT
by
semaj
(U\)
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