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Queer rapper Mykki Blanco calls Delta flight investigation ‘bizarre homophobia’

Delta is investigating the incident

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(Screenshot via YouTube.)

(Screenshot via YouTube.)

Queer rapper and artist Mykkie Blanco fell asleep on a Delta flight and woke up to a police investigation.

Blanco, who is on a U.S. tour with rapper Cakes Da Killa, claims a man called the police on Blanco for just sitting next to him. Blanco recounted the incident on Twitter saying, “This is the most bizarre form of homophobia I have ever encountered.”

Delta reached out to Blanco with an apology tweeting, “Discrimination of any kind isn’t tolerated. We love ALL of our passengers” and offered to look into the situation.

Blanco says they hope the Delta cabin crew can confirm they were asleep for the duration of the flight and continued to tweet their bafflement at the incident.Ā 

Blanco and Cakes Da Killa bring their The Stunt Queen Tour to Baltimore on March 21.

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