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Unfriendly Skies of the Day: Actress and musician Leisha Hailey, best known for her role as Alice Pieszecki on Showtime’s critically acclaimed drama The L Word, told her 10k Twitter followers today that she was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for snogging her girlfriend.

Hailey demands a public apology from Southwest, claiming she has audio and video of “a lot of their actions.”

On their official website, Southwest claims that they “take pride in our outreach and commitment to the GLBT community,” and provide as an example the fact that they are “the official airline of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation” and other GLBT organizations.

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UPDATE: Southwest issued a statement on the incident, saying “several passengers” complained of “excessive” affection, forcing them to act out of concern “for the comfort of all Customers on board.”

The statement goes on to suggest that some heated words were exchanged between crew members and the Hailey party, which they felt were “better resolved on the ground, as opposed to in flight.”

I love the outrage here. It doesn’t matter what your orientation is, heavy petting in public can make people uncomfortable and it’s generally quite rude. Jumping on the airline and calling them homophobic/discriminatory just because it’s a gay couple doesn’t change the facts. I doubt the employees meant what she is taking it as. By family, I think they mean due consideration for families with children, you know? Decency.