'Not in my car!' Two gay men claim an Uber driver booted them out of his vehicle after one kissed the other's forehead in the backseat
- A gay man and his friend claim they were kicked out of an Uber for their sexuality
- The Sydney men were in the backseat of the car Sunday, a day after Mardi Gras
- When one of the men kissed the other on the forehead, the driver pulled over
- The men filmed the driver saying he no longer wanted to take them any further
Two gay men claim an Uber driver kicked them out of his car mid-fare when he discovered the passengers were homosexual.
Aaron Brown and Ryan Ottey said they were told to get out of the vehicle halfway into a trip in Sydney on Sunday, just a day after the city's Mardi Gras celebrations.
Sitting in the backseat of the ride-share, Mr Brown rested his head on his friends shoulder, who responded by kissing him on the forehead.
Suddenly, the driver told the men to get out, saying: 'Not in my car.'
Aaron Brown (left) and Ryan Ottey (right) claim they were discriminated against by an Uber driver due to their sexuality
Mr Ottey shared footage of the incident to his social media page, in which he can be heard repeatedly asking why the driver wouldn't take them any further.
The driver responds by saying: 'I don't want to take you, you can book another car.'
Mr Ottey responds with 'well f**k you then' and exits the car.
He says before he began filming, the driver said: 'Not in my car. I can't take you. Get out. Get out!'
Mr Ottey said he immediately reported the driver through the application, but was unhappy with the response, saying it felt 'generic'.
The Uber driver turned around and told them he wouldn't take them any further after one kissed the other on the forehead, according to the men
A member of the ride-sharing service's Community Operations team said the men 'shouldn't have to put up' with the driver's behaviour.
'This isn't the regular Uber experience, and you shouldn't have to put up with this kind of inappropriate behaviour,' the reply read.
'I will be looking into this trip and taking the appropriate steps to ensure this experience doesn't continue.'
Mr Ottey said the reply lacked sincerity and felt that he should've at least received a phone call to check that he and his friend were okay.
The two men were stranded on the side of Sydney's Eastern Distributor toll road.
The incident came the night after Sydney's Mardi Gras (pictured), which only added to the humiliation, Mr Ottley said
The incident came the day after Mardi Gras, Sydney's annual celebration of the wider LGBT community.
Mr Ottey said the timing of the incident was especially scarring and felt 'humiliated, degraded and disrespected'.
'Despite it being the weekend of celebrating all things LGBT, some are not so accepting and open.'
An Uber spokesperson said they would not tolerate any form of discrimination and were investigating the incident.
'Our community guidelines expressly prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and make it clear to driver-partners this behaviour can result in them loosing access to the Uber app.'
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