This Lesbian Couple Recorded The Gross Abuse Their Uber Driver Dished Out

A same-sex couple in Melbourne were subjected to terrible homophobic abuse from an Uber driver, who repeatedly called them ‘faggots’ and demanded they leave his car when he was challenged and recorded over his conduct.

Writer and anti-bullying campaigner at Project Rockit Lucy Thomas was in the car with her girlfriend when her driver began using slurs and aggressive language, as she described in the caption for the snippet of audio she uploaded of the encounter:

During an Uber ride home with my gf, our driver started calling us faggots after we asked him not to use the word faggot. He realised we’re in a same-sex relationship & became physically threatening & aggressive. I found courage to stand up to him & record response. By then he’d already said much more. He then sat watching us go inside my house. Reported to Über, but won’t be given an outcome “to protect his privacy”.

The full audio is embedded below – it’s pretty full on, so content warning for homophobia.

As you can hear, the driver demands the two women leave his car once they began to talk back to his abuse.
Uber have responded on Twitter, asking for further details and promising an immediate investigation into the driver’s conduct:

The couple have received a stack of support online:
Absolutely necessary to call this kinda shit out wherever we see it, so kudos to Thomas and Lang for having the guts to record the bloke in that heated situation. The ball is in Uber’s court now.
Source & photo: Twitter.

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