Lyft driver kicks out gay couple for sharing a kiss

A Lyft driver in Indianapolis kicked a gay couple out of his car halfway through a ride. Ben Martella and Alec Jansen booked the ride at 5pm on 5 May. “Was just discriminated against by Lyft my ride kicked me out because I was kissing another man,” Martella tweeted. “He kicked us out and I still have to pay. Disappointed and feel unfairly judged by this service.”

Martella told the Indy Star: “He looked in his rearview mirror. He was yelling. (He said) ‘I’m going to end your ride. I can’t have that in my car. I don’t have that here.’”

“We gave each other a short kiss on the lips. I was just surprised the whole thing happened. It just didn’t seem like it was real,” Jansen said.

“I was really upset. It was a big reaction for such a small display of affection between two guys,” Martella added.

The couple have made a formal complaint to Lyft and have received a refund and the driver as been removed from access the app.

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