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Leisha Hailey Tweets Southwest Kicked her off Flight Following Same-Sex Kiss

Leisha Hailey Tweets Southwest Kicked her off Flight Following Same-Sex Kiss

Out actress and musician Leisha Hailey has gone on a Twitter rant accusing Southwest Airlines of discriminating against her for kissing her same-sex traveling companion and then escorting them off the plane when they got upset about the issue. According to Hailey’s Tweets a flight attendant informed Hailey and her companion – whom Hailey has not named – that Southwest is a “family” airline and that their behavior was not “ok."

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Out actress and musician Leisha Hailey has gone on a Twitter rant accusing Southwest Airlines of discriminating against her for kissing her same-sex traveling companion and then escorting them off the plane when they got upset about the issue. According to Hailey’s Tweets a flight attendant informed Hailey and her companion – whom Hailey has not named – that Southwest is a “family” airline and that their behavior was not “ok."

Following her initial Tweet announcing the discrimination the L Word actress and musician with Uh Huh Her went on a Twitter tear about demanding a public apology from Southwest and threatening to incite a boycott.

Hailey also wrote that she had audio visual evidence of the discrimination.

Here are her Tweets:

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Tracy E. Gilchrist

Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.

Tracy E. Gilchrist is the VP, Executive Producer of Entertainment for the Advocate Channel. A media veteran, she writes about the intersections of LGBTQ+ equality and pop culture. Previously, she was the editor-in-chief of The Advocate and the first feminism editor for the 55-year-old brand. In 2017, she launched the company's first podcast, The Advocates. She is an experienced broadcast interviewer, panel moderator, and public speaker who has delivered her talk, "Pandora's Box to Pose: Game-changing Visibility in Film and TV," at universities throughout the country.