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Gay friends 'kicked out of cab by Uber driver for peck on lips'



Sam Simons, 36, said the row started after his friend Santiago Figeuroa, 20, moved closer to him in the back of the car so the men could look at photos on a phone together

Private hire firm Uber has launched an investigation after claims one of their driver booted a gay couple out of his cab for kissing.

Sam Simons, 36, said the row started after his friend Santiago Figeuroa, 20, moved closer to him in the back of the car so the men, who are both hairdressers, could look at photos on a phone together.

He says his friend then put his arm around him and "pecked" him on the lips at which point the driver allegedly shouted "Man should not kiss man" several times.

It is claimed he then told the pair to get out and when they refused he said he would not drive any further.

The pair were on their way home to Greenwich after a night out in Chelsea on Saturday, reports the Evening Standard.

Mr Simons said: "We didn't get out and told him to do his job and take us home but he refused to drive and kept yelling at us."

"I love Uber - it's a great service. But this was unacceptable.

"I'm a pretty tough guy. While this was inappropriate, it didn't ruin my night.

"But it did ruin my friend's night, and I worry about other people being treated like that."

An Uber spokeswoman said: "As a company we do not tolerate any form of discrimination whatsoever, and we have been in contact with this rider to offer our support.

"Uber prides itself on providing the highest quality, safest and most convenient service, so we take any incident where we fall short very seriously.

"In any incident, such as this, we suspend the driver in question while we investigate."

source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ga ... ab-6437830

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for crying out loud at least they were keeping to themselves and it wasn't as if a sex act was taking place and what is the driver going to get ............................. No WORK

Idiot

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lack of modern legislation is the iceberg sinking the titanic of the transport sector

It's gett taxis fault.

What's the bet after getting £100 of free Minicab rides as compensation, hes's straight back in their?

if that happened in my taxi they would be told also, i have no problem with gays so long as they keep themselves to themselves, i don't agree with it personally & i don't want to see 2 men necking on

YEP I WOULD HAVE SLUNG EM OUT BLEEDIN [edited by admin]

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F88K EM ALL WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

BOOZE BOOZE BOOZE

like i say , don't have a prob with them tbh , have shown dogs for years & at a guess i would say around 70% are gay, never had a problem, i just don't want to see it

As a kid if i went fishing on Hampstead Heath alone they were like flies round [edited by admin] ....................dirty stinking scum in my book youd never believe what they said to me and it happend to me mates as well it got so bad you couldnt go there on yer jack jones .......what they do in private i couldnt care a less but in PUBLIC grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

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All posts by this contributor are made in a strictly personal capacity

I AM PROUD TO BE A CITIZEN NOBODY'S SUBJECT http://www.republic.org.u

F88K EM ALL WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND

BOOZE BOOZE BOOZE

As a kid if i went fishing on Hampstead Heath alone they were like flies round [edited by admin] ....................dirty stinking scum in my book youd never believe what they said to me and it happend to me mates as well it got so bad you couldnt go there on yer jack jones .......what they do in private i couldnt care a less but in PUBLIC grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr [/quote]
this ^^^^

Everyone has rights,,,

,,except the ones offended by the people exercising those rights.

I have the right to kiss someone of the same sex in public, but I don't have the right to express an opinion if I'm offended by someone else same-sex kissing in public without being penalised. Even though there's a "Right to Freedom of Expression" in the ECHR.