The religious bigots at the Idaho chapter of the American Family Association are complaining about heterosexual discrimination because they claim Alaska Airlines offers special deals unavailable to those who are "sexually normal".

Here's what they write on their web site:

"Quietly and with no fanfare, Alaska and Horizon Airlines are offering travel specials that are only available to gays, lesbians and transgendered individuals. Ordinary heterosexuals? Well, you're just out of luck.

"Alaska and Horizon employees received an email on September 13 about a "very soft launch" of a new Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender (LBGT) "micro-website" that is devoted to people who practice non-normative sexual behaviors, and offers them special deals unavailable to those who are sexually normal.

"When one employee complained that this was "reverse discrimination," since there is no "micro-website" for heterosexuals, or for Blacks or Hispanics for that matter, the employee was informed that it made no difference to corporate officials because the LGBT community represents a "gigantic profitable segment of the market."

We read Alaska Airlines' Terms & Conditions, and, of course, there are no requirements about having to be gay in order to receive this discount. It's just an introdutory offer to introduce their new micro site, http://www.alaskaair.com/gaytravel/, and everyone can order their trip through the site (unless you're afraid someone would suspect - God forbid - you're gay for doing so.)

Last update: 11-29-2007 18:21