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American Airlines banned a lesbian for having sex with a man on a plane. She's confused, too (exclusive)

TikToker Erin Wright tells The Advocate about her bizarre and frustrating experience being wrongly put on American Airlines' no-fly list.

Watch This Lip-Syncing Flight Attendant Go Viral for All the Right Reasons

He says he does it so that passengers will remember what to do in case of an unlikely emergency.

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American Airlines 2011

American Airlines Profile in Leadership

For our lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender passengers, along with friends and families, you already know that American Airlines is a leader and innovator, not a follower.

American Airlines rebukes gay couple

A gay couple says an American Airlines crew on a flight from Paris to New York in August overreacted to their mild gestures of affection by threatening to divert the aircraft.

For Pride Month, American Airlines Counters Customer's Antigay Tweet

A passenger objected to the airline's use of a rainbow logo for Pride Month, but the company came right back at him.

Major Companies Denounce North Carolina's Antigay Law

Discrimination is bad for business -- and bad for everyone, say officials with American Airlines and other large corporations.

Fair wars

When Northwest Airlines told a gay man he couldn't redeem a free plane ticket for his domestic partner, the ACLU cried discrimination. In the following riposte, Northwest explains how Air New Zealand's policies--not their own--ignited the controversy.

Buttigieg: Airlines Will be Held Accountable for Any Memorial Day Chaos

The out transportation secretary sees this weekend as a stress test.

It Just Became Less Terrifying to Travel While Nonbinary

No one should be terrified to go through airport security.

What happened on Flight 45?

The couple at the heart of the controversy tell their story.

Gays on a plane

Two guys in love snuggle in their seats. A flight attendant reprimands them. An ugly incident ensues. Dreading this kind of embarrassment, many of us "cover"--hide our love in public. But if we're hiding, how can we make progress?

Lounge Act

Long known for its in-air luxuries, Virgin Atlantic is now serving passengers with the same lavishness on the ground -- in its Clubhouse at London's Heathrow Airport.

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The LGBT View as 1WTC Opens in NYC

The tallest building in the western hemisphere is now open on the site where 2,753 people died, two dozen of them members of the LGBT community.

Forty Under 40: Business

David Lauterstein heads up an impressive list of out business professionals that includes Betty Young, Scott Gatz, and Chris Allen.