Gay cabin crew petitions against Air France flights to Iran

Air France flights to Iran have continued to draw ire among members of the airline's cabin staff as gay aircrew last week launched a petition against being "forced" to work on flights to the Islamic Republic. The petition, written on behalf of a group of gay airline stewards, charged that it was "inconceivable" that they would be ordered to travel to Iran where homosexuality is outlawed and punishable by execution. The latest objection by Air France workers came mere days after the airline said last Monday that it would permit female cabin crew and pilots to opt out of Paris-Tehran flights after some staff said they did not want to be forced to wear head coverings when in Iran. The new appeal directed to the French government and Air France CEO Frédéric Gagey was posted under the title 'Gay stewards from Air France don't want to fly to the death penalty in Iran' on the online petition platform change.org. So far, it has garnered over 2,400 signatories. "Sure, our sexuality isn't written on our passports and it doesn't change the way we work as a crew," read the petition that was posted by a representative 'Laurent M.' "But it is inconceivable to force someone to go to a country where his kind are condemned for who they are."<br/>