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June 5, 2016 09:00 pm -07

Uber sacks driver after passenger records vile homophobic rant

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An Uber driver has been removed from the rideshare service after he was recorded hurling homophobic comments at an Australian couple over the weekend.

Lucy Thomas, the CEO of anti-bullying organisation PROJECT ROCKIT, was in an Uber in Melbourne with her girlfriend when their driver started calling them "faggots" after he realised they were in a relationship, she wrote on Cylps

"The driver said he hated football because it was a bunch of 'faggots' jumping around and touching each other," she told the Star Observer. "He then asked us — why are you worried, are you gay?" Read more...

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