L Word actress Leisha Hailey was escorted off a Southwest Airlines flight allegedly for kissing her girlfriend. Hailey took to her Twitter account after the incident and slammed Southwest Ailines for their actions.
“I have been discriminated against by @SouthwestAir,”
Hailey followed with;
“Flt. attendant said that it was a “family” airline and kissing was not ok.” she also wrote, “Since when is showing affection towards someone you love illegal? I want to know what Southwest Airlines considers as ‘family.’ 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.”
Southwest Airlines have also released a statement on Monday, saying:
“We received several passenger complaints characterizing the behavior as excessive.” The airline also stated, “Our crew, responsible for the comfort of all customers on board, approached the passengers based solely on behavior and not gender,” the statement continued. “The conversation escalated to a level that was better resolved on the ground, as opposed to in flight.”
Hailey claim’s to have the incident on camera.