[BluH2o]

One report claimed he was taunted by fellow pilots for previously being a ‘trolley dolly’ airline steward and dubbed ‘Tomato Andy’ - a derogatory gay slur - by colleagues.”

Many male flight attendants are perceived, correctly or incorrectly, to be gay. It goes with the territory.

[SamAdams76]

I always wondered why men are given a hard time for doing traditionally feminine jobs such as nurses, stewardesses, waitresses and hairdressers. Yet women who do what are traditionally masculine jobs like steelworker, firemen, prison guards and auto mechanics, etc., are hailed as heroes.

[DiogenesLamp]

Many male flight attendants are perceived, correctly or incorrectly, to be gay. It goes with the territory.

That's because some of them are.

http://gizmodo.com/5609201/cranky-earth-flight-attendant-was-banging-his-boyfriend-when-the-cops-showed-up