Dildo Sparks Airline Lawsuit By Gay Couple

[rachel1]

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"A dream vacation turned into a nightmare for a Virginia-based gay couple after airport staff allegedly removed a dildo from their luggage, smeared foul-smelling lubricant on it and taped it to their top of one of their checked bags before placing it back on the baggage carousel. The Bilerico Project's Michael Hamar reports that the couple -- who were returning from a vacation in Costa Rica to Norfolk at the time of the alleged May 2011 incident -- are now suing United/Continental Airlines for "intentional infliction of emotional distress, invasion of privacy, and negligence." The couple, identified by Courthouse News as Christopher Bridgeman and Martin Borger, are reportedly seeking punitive damages...".* Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola break it down on The Young Turks.

*Read more here from The Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/28/gay-couple-united-airlines-harassment-lawsuit-sex-toy_n_1836996.html

Wish the best of luck to the gay couple who had to endure that pointless and embarrassing ordeal from some homophobic and privacy-intrusive pricks.

[qb]

1. I hope they win a huge settlement

and the perv employee(s) who committed the act get shit-canned.

[Honeycombe8]

2. How do you know they knew it was a gay couple? nt

[marble falls]

3. My question exactly.

[DeSwiss]

4. Never fly United. Period. - K&R n/t