Uber Driver Called Cops on Gay Dads, Claiming Child Trafficking

Unfortunately, there have been plenty of reports of rideshare drivers discriminating against LGBTQ passengers. Some get pretty harrowing. But one couple who recently took an Uber with their young son face a whole new level of discrimination — their driver called the cops on them and accused them of child trafficking.

James Moed was visiting San Diego with his husband and infant earlier this month when the police knocked on their hotel door at 1:30am, demanding to see their IDs.

He shared the whole story on Twitter in a thread that honestly isn’t getting enough attention.

“It turns out the @Uber driver who had taken us to the hotel had called the cops — accusing us of… child trafficking? endangerment?” he wrote.

And apparently the driver hadn’t simply called the cops after the ride, he (or she) had also taken it upon himself to inform the dads that the baby needed his mom, which resulted in a conversation in which they literally told him they were his dads.

Moed says the situation was resolved, but it easily could have gone a lot worse.

And to absolutely no one’s surprise, Uber’s response was less than satisfactory — the couple received a $10 refund for their troubles.

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Uber has a long history of complaints in regards to how it handles discrimination or even crimes reported by passengers, and that doesn’t seem likely to change any time soon. So instead, we’re stuck with this stark reminder about how discrimination can happen to anyone in the LGBTQ community at any time, even if you’re just trying to get to your hotel with your family in a normally queer-friendly city.