Gay Male Flight Attendant Sues Australian Airline for $50,000

A former employee of Australian airline Jetstar is seeking $50,000 (£31,000) compensation, claiming he was sacked because his voice was not “masculine” enough.

Michael Galvin, who is gay, was sacked at the end of February. He is suing the budget airline for unfair dismissal, alleging that his manager lied about his performance at work.

His contract with the company was terminated shortly before he was due to begin cabin crew training. He claims that his manager made several homophobic comments towards him, including telling him that his voice was not “masculine” enough to deal with customers.

According to Galvin, his manager “was completely homophobic. I could tell from his body language.

“He told me, ‘You realise it’s a prerequisite being gay to be cabin crew?’ He was saying ‘the only reason you got the job was because you’re gay.’”

A hearing will take place later this month.


Simon Pollard


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