Gay Couple Given the Heave-Ho for Hugging

This happened to me and my partner who have been together for 9 years and are not typical of many comments I see on this site. We had dinner and were going home near the Lower East Side in a cab. I gave him a kiss on the cheek as innocent as you can imagine, then we were thrown out. I wonder if it is the same guy. Outrageuos, he should drive in a more conservative city.

pics, or it didnt happen

Doesn't this asshole know which city this is?

Poor Jake Gyllenhaal. That picture is of him right?

Perhaps a publicity stunt to re-generate DVD sales of Brokeback Mountain. Ever heard the term "Gay as Christmas" ?

Most gays you know would be performing fellatio in the back of the cab. So this couple was lying about hugging according to your experience with most gays YOU know?

Are you being sarcastic or are you seriously this stupid?

As long as they pay and tip for the ride, who the hell cares if they hugged?

the comments on the post are pretty amusing and defend the cab driver against sodomites and aids carriers.

this is big in the UK with lots of cab drivers refusing fares for people carrying ham or alcohol!!!

the general response there is who the F*uck do they think they are, imposing their standards on us.

i cant find the Uk link, but in Minnesota cabbies have been refusing seeing eye dogs and people carrying alcohol.

http://www.usatoday.com/money/biztravel/2006-09-17-airport-check-in-usat_x.htm

You read USA Today? That explains so much.

if they were just hugging, this is of course crazy and wrong.

however, i have seen enough of those HBO "real" taxi shows. i don't want boys, girls, anyone doing the things people obviously do in cabs.

there just isn't enough purell to protect from some fluids

am i to assume the cabbie stopped talking on his cellphone long enough to engage in this kind of behavior?

Maybe Medhat was afraid he would get stiffed.

ok, please dont protest in front of a mosque, thats not the issue, the problem is specific to the actions of a single cab driver.

fyi, that mormon kissing / trespass thing on colbert last night was hilarious!!!

why did the my comment merge with the last sentence from the last one?

why did it say registration is required even tho i was signed in?

Would it be acceptable for the cabbie to say "guys, I'm sorry but your hugging makes me feel uncomfortable, I would rather you not do that please?"

I think if the cabbie asked nicely then the right thing to do would be stop hugging.

Why is the cabbie monitoring what is going on in the back seat instead of watching THE ROAD IN FRONT OF HIM??!??!

Would it be acceptable for the cabbie to say "guys, I'm sorry but your hugging makes me feel uncomfortable, I would rather you not do that please?"

I think if the cabbie asked nicely then the right thing to do would be stop hugging.

a lot of you guys sound rather jealous of the alleged cabbie-love. it's okay, you can come out now and join the party.

Welcome to your multicultural utopia, libtards.

What does that even mean? You're a conservative who hates when immigrants are mean to gays?

I'm sure they were hugging. One guy was hugging the other guy's waist while he practiced playing the upright organ.

Hugging? Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

Exactly....they say they were hugging but most gays I know would be performing fellatio in the back of that cab. I think it is completely within the cabbies rights not to have that going on in his vehicle.

Gee whiz, can't wait to see the gay activists outside the nearest mosque the way they protested outside Mormon temples last year.

if I have to drive a cab, I don't want to see PDA in my rearview mirror, FROM ANYONE.

If cab drivers shouldn't have to witness PDA, what about all the male cab drivers that suddenly wonder out loud what it would be like to get a blow job from another guy while they are driving you downtown? I seem to be the guy they all ask.

No joke, MT ... has happened to me several times. Always awkward.

Fortunately, no one has to drive a cab. However, if I had to drive a cab I'd accept that I have to obey the law and follow the TLC rules.

Yeah, but no where in the taxi rider's bill of rights is "the right to PDA in the cab."

"Hugging is not allowed in here!"

Other things not allowed in Medhat Mohamed's cab:

rainbows

cotton candy

unicorns

laughter

magic

shiny things

And attractive women.

Taxi Driver: Men should not be hugging in public.. now where did my thirteen year old wife go?!

I thought that middle eastern men were comfortable with holding hands in public.

http://www.themajlis.org/2009/06/25/bush-abdullah-holding-hands.jpg

The Indian subcontinent has some completely bizarre hangups.

Homosexuality is illegal and heterosexuality is the civic duty of all citizens. And yet, displays of heterosexuality is so taboo it's almost criminal, but it's totally commonplace for two men, straight or otherwise, to hold each other like sweethearts at a Parisian park.

Oh and did I mention hijras. Yup, drag queens whose presence at a newborn baby's party is considered a blessing.

What an intolerant motherfucker. Dunno about taking his license away but he definitely shouldn't be allowed to drive a cab. For that matter, he probably shouldn't be doing ANYTHING that brings him into contact with the general public.

This sounds awkward. Something is missing here.

Please let's not start the the hate storm, lets face it you people are quick to dole out labels...

Side with the cabby: homophobe

Side with the passengers: racist

Sensible option: eagerly await new information to make an educated rant regarding homophobia or racism.

lets face it you people are quick to dole out labels...Side with the passengers: racist

Except nobody will say that. This is a good example of how people's imagination of "political correctness" leads them to say stupid things. I think X because you think Y about Z.

Why exactly would the passengers be labeled racists?

stop being sensible, it is way out of line and completely uncalled for.

Some people just never learn.

Uh ... obviously too late for me ....

beards!