Gay cab
What to Know
- A yellow taxi driver in NYC allegedly told a rider 'I don't drive gays'
- A ambassador for the TLC said 'his driver's behavior, as described, was totally egregious and unacceptable'
- It's the second time in a week that a cab rider in New York Urban area has reported being insulted or kicked out of a cab by a homophobic driver
A yellow taxi cab passenger says his driver told him during a trip, "I don't drive gays," the second time in a week that a cab rider in New York Metropolis has reported being insulted or kicked out of a cab by a homophobic driver.
Ryan Smith said he and a buddy hailed a cab from East 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue in midtown to head to Brooklyn, and while they were still en route in Manhattan, the driver turned around.
He "interrupted our conversation and was like, 'Are you gay?'" recalled Smith.
"We were like, 'Uh?' But before we could seek again, he was enjoy, 'Are you a homosexual man?'" said Smith.
"'Yes, I am,'" Smith replied. "He was like, 'I don't drive gays. So I was shocked."
After that, Smith and his friend asked the driver to p
Yellow Cab releases new expression following gay couple's compaint
HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Yellow Cab is pulling a U-turn after an ABC 13 story went viral.
Monday evening, we told you about a gay couple who says their cab driver kicked them out of his taxi for kissing. The couple claims the cab driver told them he doesn't give lgbtq+ people rides and that they're going to hell because they are gay.
From New York to San Francisco, people across the country are talking about the story.
And, Yellow Cab's initial response to our questions raised plenty of eyebrows:
"Yellow cab immediately investigated this allegation of discrimination, including talking to the independent contractor driver. The driver stated that he would have taken the same actions if it was a man and a woman in the taxicab. Evidently, the driver was overly sensitive to passengers kissing. Yellow cab does not have a policy about passengers exhibiting affection in taxicabs. In fact, we encourage kissing in our taxicabs."
Tuesday, Yellow Cab issued a modern statement:
"For over forty years, Yellow
Cab Driver Gets Off Easy After Refusing Gay Customer
A yellow cab driver is back on the road after entity slapped on the wrist with a day suspension and a modest pleasant for refusing to drive a queer customer in Midtown Manhattan earlier this year.
In the early morning hours of June 13, Martin Morrison asked a passenger if he was lgbtq+, and when the man said yes, Morrison refused him service and kicked him out of the car, according to the Fresh York Post. For that violation of both city and state nondiscrimination laws, Morrison paid a $1, fine in addition to his light suspension.
The city&#;s Taxi and Limousine Commission, which levied the fine against Morrison, could not be reached for comment regarding the punishment, but the Post reported that the TLC made a factual discovery backing up the passenger&#;s account, which Morrison denied.
The beam penalty came just months after the city announced the opening of a new Office of Inclusion within the TLC to mention discriminatory service by taxi and for-hire drivers. The office is focused on providing anti-discrimination workout for driv
Gay couple says they were kicked out of cab for kissing
HOUSTON (WPVI) -- A same-sex couple in Texas claims they were kicked out of a cab for kissing.
Travis Player and his partner, Andres Orozco, say a Yellow Cab driver kicked them out of his cab after the two started kissing in the back seat.
"We gave each other a kiss and he told us to get out of the car," Player said. "We thought he was joking until he actually pulled over."
"The man just turns back to us and tells us that he doesn't give gay people rides," Orozco said. "And he proceeds to tell us we're going to hell for entity gay."
The two were let out several blocks from their residence and were forced to hike the rest of the distance.
"The sad reality is that it is completely legal," said Noel Freeman, an LGBT community advocate in Texas.
Freeman said in the last six months he's heard 4 other similar stories: same-sex attracted couples getting kicked out of Yellow Cab taxis for entity affectionate.
"There are no laws in the state of Texas that protect people from di