Musician, artist and queer activist Mykki Blanco says a fellow passenger on a Delta airlines flight called the police on him for making him feel uncomfortable.
In a series of tweets, Blanco reports that he took a nap on a Delta flight from Toronto to Detroit. When he woke up, he found out that another passenger had called the police because he didn’t feel comfortable sitting next to him. Instead of dismissing the queerphobic complaint, the police officer said that Blanco would go to jail for asking too many questions.
I just took a flight from Toronto to Detroit Michigan and when I woke up the gentlemen sitting next to me had the policed called
— mykki blanco (@MykkiBlanco) February 17, 2017
He said that he was not comfortable and did not know how @Delta allowed "someone like me" to board the plane with him and sit next to him
— mykki blanco (@MykkiBlanco) February 17, 2017
This is REAL @Delta. Then I was told by a police officer that an FBI report would be made from our "interaction", except I did not interact
— mykki blanco (@MykkiBlanco) February 17, 2017
I was told I would "go to jail" if I continued to ask questions about why this police officer was giving preferential treatment to this man
— mykki blanco (@MykkiBlanco) February 17, 2017
I was then told I could file a report myself and give "my side of the story".. but the entire incident itself is fabricated
— mykki blanco (@MykkiBlanco) February 17, 2017
This is the most bizarre form of homophobia I have ever encountered
— mykki blanco (@MykkiBlanco) February 17, 2017
Delta responded:
@MykkiBlanco Hi Mykki, I honestly can't believe what my eyes are reading. I am so very sorry to hear that you had to experience… 1/4
— Delta (@Delta) February 17, 2017
@MykkiBlanco …something like this on a Delta flight. Discrimination of any kind isn't tolerated. We love ALL of our passengers…. 2/4
— Delta (@Delta) February 17, 2017
Mykki is currently traveling through North America on his Gay Dog Food tour promoting his new solo album. We hope he won’t be threatened with arrest for napping again in the process.
