The Gay Thread

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

Gay McDonald's ad in France

Bill O'Reilly comments on the ad (via The Advocate)

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

Gay McDonald's ad in France

and now the parody

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

Gay McDonald's ad in France

a parody of that commercial

[SzczerbiakManiac]

What do you mean iSm?

According to TowleRoad, "The theme for the ad campaign is "Come As You Are" as the restaurant chain seeks to emphasize that their customers are free to be themselves." I thought it was pretty cool of McD's to show that. Can you imagine the fundie shïtstorm that would arise if that were shown in the US?

[Alex]

"McDonald's: Come as you are but stay closeted with your dad."

[SzczerbiakManiac]

from Radio Netherlands Worldwide

Gay KLM stewards want to avoid Iran

Trouble is brewing at Dutch airline KLM, where a number of homosexual stewards want to be excused from flying to Iran. Iran is one of the most intolerant countries in the world when it comes to homosexuality, and the stewards--who have to spend the night there because of their work--do not feel safe.

Dutch newspaper AD reports that they asked KLM for alternative destinations but were turned down.

KLM has already allowed a number of stewardesses not to serve on flights to Iran because "unpleasant things happened to them there", but the company says it cannot make any more exceptions. No further changes will be made unless it becomes really unsafe for personnel.

The FNV trade union confederation is aware of the dispute but says finding a solution is complicated. Female cabin crew personnel who work on flights to Iran have to wear headscarves on arrival. According to the union, they regard this as unpleasant.

I completely sympathize with gay male flight attendants who don't want to spend time in Iran, but I also see the pickle this puts KLM in. If they allow female and gay male FAs to not take those shifts, what will they have left? I'm not suggesting KLM has no heterosexual male FAs, but I wonder if they have enough of them to maintain Iranian flights.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

from Radio Netherlands WorldwideI completely sympathize with gay male flight attendants who don't want to spend time in Iran, but I also see the pickle this puts KLM in. If they allow female and gay male FAs to not take those shifts, what will they have left? I'm not suggesting KLM has no heterosexual male FAs, but I wonder if they have enough of them to maintain Iranian flights.

Maybe, just maybe, they could stop flying to Iran. Every business decision does not have to be based on money.

On a side note, though, kudos to KLM for speaking in matter-of-fact terms about their gay employees.

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

Every business decision does not have to be based on money.

Heresy! Are you some kind of un-American communist?!

[SzczerbiakManiac]

I see how one could interpret it that way, but that's not the message I got.

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by SzczerbiakManiac

I see how one could interpret it that way, but that's not the message I got.

It seemed really sad to me. "McDonalds: You might never be able to tell your dad, but our restaurant booths would never judge you."