But for gay men, flight attendant is still an attractive profession because it continues to offer nearly infinite sexual possibilities. Explore the untold history of gay male flight attendants. Discover how they left their mark on history and learn about a must-read book that delves into their experiences. In the public consciousness, male flight attendants – historically associated with women and femininity – became synonyms for homosexuality.
Gay men were accused of quasi-double-edged queerness. In his book, Tiemeyer shows how men working as flight attendants — in a job customarily identified as female-oriented — faced gender-based, sexuality-based and HIV-based discrimination. And yet these men also forged a path against homophobia and HIV-phobia, while also advocating for LGBT civil rights. We all know it—being a flight attendant is a very gay job. The combination of glamour, freedom and the need to be able to employ humour, style and shadiness to keeping passengers in line makes it a perfect career choice for gay men.
Thread Tools Show Printable Version. Families and friends tend to put us all in categories that suit the overall expectations developed over time. You have to cop verbal and sometimes physical abuse, and still come to work smiling the next day. Find More Posts by fourplay. We have to be able to form strong connections with sheer strangers. That respect translates well into the flight attendant life because crew members around the world are united by the wings that each of us wear proudly when we fly.
Does that make them look gay with the the so called "feminine job" Whether you fly with your best friends or perfect strangers, you can open up and embrace your truth. If I'm going to have a guy FA, I'd actually prefer that he were gay. Its hard being the only gay in the airline boyo!! Rather than learning new ways to hide from our truth, we uncover new aspects of ourselves that we never knew were there before.
Find More Posts by thecaptainissecure. Find More Posts by OZcabincrew. You will be surprised that some married men are really "gay" too. Pretty much. Soon hem lines on uniforms began rising, even as wages for flight attendants went down. Sam October 28, at pm - Reply. Find More Posts by Harby. ChasenSFO hen teaser. There are Royal flights full of Queens to just about everywhere.
Most days, anyway! I love the industry not because it allows me to escape but because it allows me to really connect. And you cant say its a feminine job as all jobs are equal these days.
I laughed so hard when he said that!! Remember Me? Thank you, Sam! Its my opinion that there are alot of gay men working as cabin crew because its a female dominated job, and gay men are alot more comfortable working in that environment than straight guys might be. Find More Posts by Airways. Male, female, both, gay, straight, bi, black, white, purple, yellow, red, fuchsia, tall, short, fat, skinny, who cares.
Find More Posts by scraglad. And i dont mean to be disrespectful.
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