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actress says she was kicked off of a plane flight for kissing her girlfriend.

Leisha Hailey, star of the US show The L-Word, took to Twitter to call for a boycott of Southwest Airlines after a flight attendant told her other passengers had complained.

"We were escorted off the plane for getting upset about the issue," she tweeted. "This is an outrage.

"I demand a public apology by @SouthwestAir and a refund. Hate is not a family value. I will never fly this airline. We were escorted off the plane for getting upset about the issue. @SouthwestAir endorses homophobic employees. No one made her accountable."

A Southwest Airlines crew member approached the actress-musician after other passengers complained that she and her girlfriend's kissing was "excessive," the airline said in a statement, explaining that the crew made the decision to escort the couple off the plane after the discussion "escalated."

The airline today posted a statement on its website about the incident, which occurred at the El Paso airport on a plane bound for Los Angeles.

Southwest’s statement reads: “Initial reports indicate that we received several passenger complaints characterizing the behavior as excessive.

"Our crew, responsible for the comfort of all customers on board, approached the passengers based solely on behavior and not gender.

"The conversation escalated to a level that was better resolved on the ground, as opposed to in flight. We regret any circumstance where a passenger does not have a positive experience on Southwest and we are ready to work directly with the passengers involved to offer our heartfelt apologies for falling short of their expectation.”

The statement did nothing to appease hailey. "Since when is showing affection towards someone you love illegal? I want to know what Southwest Airlines considers as 'family.' " She continued: "I know plenty of wonderful same sex families I would like to introduce them to. Boycott @SouthwestAir if you are gay. They don't like us."

This isn’t the first time Southwest Airlines has been accused anti-gay remarks and actions.

(Source: news.com.au)

これに対してCamila GreyとLeisha Haileyが正式な声明を出しました。

UH HUH HER:
Camila Grey and Leisha Hailey statement

We have always promoted tolerance, openness and equality both as a band and as individuals. We both come from loving homes where our parents not only love and accept us, but are also proud of who we are. We believe everyone has the right to live openly in this society as equals. In no way were our actions on Southwest Airlines excessive, inappropriate or vulgar. We want to make it clear we were not making out or creating any kind of spectacle of ourselves, it was one, modest kiss. We are responsible adult women who walk through the world with dignity. We were simply being affectionate like any normal couple. We were on the airplane less than 5 minutes when all was said and done. We take full responsibility for getting verbally upset with the flight attendant after being told it was a “family airline.” We were never told the reason the flight attendant approached us, we were only scolded that we “needed to be aware that Southwest Airlines was a family oriented airline.” No matter how quietly homophobia is whispered, it doesn’t make it any less loud. You can’t whisper hate. We ask this airline to teach their employees to not discriminate against any couple, ever, regardless of their own beliefs. We want to live in a society where if your loved one leans over to give you an innocent kiss on an airplane it’s not labeled as “excessive or not family oriented” by a corporation and its employees. We find it very disturbing that the same airline who lauds itself as being LGBT friendly has twisted an upsetting incident that happened into our behavior being “too excessive.” The above is not an apology and we are in the process of filing a formal complaint with the airline. We hope that when all is said and done a greater tolerance without prejudice will evolve.

(Source:  www.msopr.com)