Christopher Bridgeman and Martin Borger

Via The Daily Mail

A gay couple in Virginia is suing United-Continental airlines after the two men found a large dildo had been removed from their checked luggage and taped to the top of their suitcase – and then sent down to the baggage pickup carousel. 

Christopher Bridgeman and Martin Borger say baggage handlers at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport invaded their privacy and targeted them for humiliation because of their sexuality.

They are seeking punitive damages to hold the airline accountable, they say, after officials refused to respond to their complaints. Continue Reading…..

The baggage handlers were just cruel.  I agree that this was definitely an invasion of privacy. Those responsible should be reprimanded and the couple should receive a letter of apology from the airline.

But I don’t think they were targeted because they were gay. How would the baggage handlers have known that the luggage belonged to a gay couple by just looking at its contents?