Gay man says Lyft driver ejected him for mentioning his husband
A gay man said he filed a complaint with the Lyft car service after one of its drivers ordered him to leave his car on Feb. 16 when the gay passenger mentioned he has a husband.
On Friday night/Saturday morning at 2:05 a.m. a Lyft driver said please get out of my car after hearing my husband, Arlington, Va., resident Tony Rivenbark told the Blade in an email.
He then reported my ride as a no show, which created a $5 charge, despite the pickup occurring in front of my Dupont Circle job (Dupont Italian Kitchen) and with 4 witnesses, Rivenbark said in his email.
The drop off location was nearly a mile away in an unfamiliar D.C. residential location
nowhere near my Arlington house/destination, he said.
Rivenbark provided the Blade with a copy of a statement he received from a representative of Lyfts Trust and Safety Department in response to his complaint about the incident.
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