Every few months, Uber drivers pop up in gay media for some horrible interaction with gay passengers. So, right on schedule, here’s the most recent incident.
This time it involves two gay friends in Sydney, Australia: Aaron Brown and his pal Ryan Ottey. Ottey reportedly rested his head on Brown’s shoulder during their ride home, and Brown kissed Ottey’s forehead. At this point, the driver said, “Not in my car, I’m not driving you anymore, get out of my car,” according to Brown.
“We were just dumbfounded and thought it was a joke so we questioned him and asked why,” Brown told an Australian news outlet. “He just repeated himself and said, ‘I can’t drive you anymore, this is my car and I’m not driving that.'”
At that point, the driver stopped the car and dropped the men on the side of the road.
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When the men contacted Uber, the company issued a refund and provided the following response:
“This isn’t the regular Uber experience, and you shouldn’t have to put up with this kind of inappropriate behaviour,” the apology read in part. (Uber) will be looking into this trip and taking the appropriate steps to ensure this experience doesn’t continue.
Our technology is a two-way street for both riders and driver-partners, and driver-partners that behave inappropriately may have their access removed.”
Additionally, an Uber spokesperson said, “Uber does not tolerate any form of discrimination. Our community guidelines expressly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and make it clear to driver-partners this behavior can result in them losing access to the Uber app.”
Keep in mind, Uber has a weird, overly strict rule that passengers aren’t allowed to flirt or touch each other during their car rides. We’re sure it’s evenly enforced on gay and straight couples. Haha, just kidding—of course it isn’t.
But while their story is bad, but it isn’t as bad as some of the other Uber horror stories we’ve heard.
Other Uber drivers have kicked out customers for using the word “darling,” ditched two women for kissing and asked their customers for oral sex, The company has also gotten bad press in the past for banning trans drivers and scamming passengers with a “vomit fraud” scheme.
iamru2
I wouldn’t want anyone gay or straight slobbering all over each other in my car either! Unless the driver has a history of treating gays differently then we have to side with the driver for following the rules. If he he targets gays and not straights then he needs to lose his app with them!
Juanjo
You have any proof that anyone was slobbering over anyone at all? Yeah, I thought not.
iamru2
@ Juanjo doesn’t matter the rules say no touching or flirting, also no one believes that after the bar run that one guy kissed the other on the forehead lol. I’m going with they were slobbering over each other! Mkay sweetie?
@HarryB
If he targets any person no matter gay or straight he should be banned by uber.
Scott Amundsen
Who was “slobbering all over” whom?
You haters will always find a pretext for your revulsion. If this had been a heterosexual couple the driver would have said NOTHING.
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Getoffmyinternet:. Would be more deserving if she spit……
queerty02
I don’t take uber. I can’t imagine having so much disposable income that you randomly taxi yourself everywhere.
Chrisk
It’s much cheaper then the days of the taxis.
balehead
Fame Ho’s looking for likes or lawsuits do not any favors to the LGBT community when they scream “discrimination” for bad drunk behavior…
TobyTaz744
Homophobic asshole. I hope he’s fired or suspended.
fitodus
e it involves two gay friends in Sydney, Australia: Aaron Brown and his pal Ryan Ot
CobraPowers
Do we have any evidence of this yet or is this another potential Jussie case?
PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Anyone who uses the ride share apps are crazy!
Insane, homophobic, crazed drivers aside in the T&C’s you are basically giving them full access to everything on your phone. They can view contacts, messages, content and track you even when not using the app. You don’t think your info is packaged and sold??
Doubt me??? Google “gods view”….
I stick with tried and true taxi cabs….