Gay couple 'thrown out of Uber cab for kissing and cuddling'

 
Thrown out: Corey Watts and Jordan Sloat
Alexandra Rucki6 January 2015

A gay couple have claimed they were chucked out of an Uber cab for kissing and cuddling.

Corey Watts and Jordan Sloat were travelling to a friend's house from Covent Garden on New Year's Day around 8pm and had only been in the car for a few minutes, they said.

Mr Sloat, from Toronto, Canada, said he began to kiss and cuddle up next to his boyfriend when the driver ordered them out of the cab.

Anger: Corey Watts complained to Uber after the incident

When they asked why they were being evicted from the cab the driver allegedly said: “I take gays but they don't normally do this.”

Mr Watts, 23, of Cardiff, vented his frustrations on Twitter and since received an apology from Uber.

The driver has been suspended while the incident is investigated.

Mr Sloat told ITV News: “I've never had any homophobic stuff happen to me so I was caught off guard.

"You don't expect it to happen in one of the world's biggest cities.

"I wanted to understand what he was thinking so I asked the driver: 'Would you do the same thing if it was a guy or a girl?'"

He said the driver then drove away.

The couple have been refunded for the journey.

A spokesman for Uber told the Standard: “Uber does not tolerate any form of discrimination either by our partner drivers or towards our partner drivers.

"We opened an investigation from the moment we learned of this unacceptable incident and have been in contact with the rider to extended our sincere apologies and get further information.

"The driver concerned has been suspended from the Uber platform.”

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