By Brody Levesque (Washington DC) June 2 | According to a story aired by Radio Netherlands Wednesday afternoon, trouble is brewing at the Royal Dutch Airlines KLM, where a number of Gay stewards want to be excused from flying to Iran. Iran is one of the most intolerant countries in the world when it comes to homosexuality, and the stewards - who have to spend the night there because of their work - do not feel safe.
Dutch newspaper AD reports that they asked KLM for alternative destinations but were turned down. KLM has already allowed a number of stewardesses not to serve on flights to Iran because "unpleasant things happened to them there", but the company says it cannot make any more exceptions. No further changes will be made unless it becomes really unsafe for personnel.
The FNV trade union confederation is aware of the dispute but says finding a solution is complicated. Female cabin crew personnel who work on flights to Iran have to wear headscarves on arrival. According to the union, they regard this as unpleasant.
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We should be boycotting all those intolerant places altogether. I wonder what the response will be if one of those stewards gets into trouble just for being gay.
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