Cab driver suspended for insulting gay men kissing in his car

In Canada, a Nigerian cab driver has been suspended for one month for reportedly insulting gay men in his cab.

The Nigerian citizen, identified as Stephen Eze, was suspended for one month after a gay man called Nolan Hill complained that Stephen called him “disgusting” for kissing another man while riding the vehicle home from the Calgary Stampede.

After reporting the incident to 311, Nolan Hill turned to social media to report he was kicked out of a Calgary United Cab on Saturday evening.

“I was just kicked out of a taxi and told that I was disgusting for kissing another man. I have lived in Calgary my whole life, and have never been disrespected as much as I was tonight,” he stated in a Facebook post.

Last night I was called “disgusting” and threatened to be kicked out of a @CalgaryCab for being gay and kissing another man. #yyc
— Nolan Hill (@Nolanev) July 5, 2015

Naeem Chaudhry, manager at Calgary United Cabs, said the driver was suspended by the company, as soon as he was made aware of the incident on Monday morning.

“He’s not driving with us,” he said.

“We don’t allow (our drivers) to make comments on someone’s personal lifestyle.”

Chaudhry said the city’s Livery Transport Services became involved in the case and video footage from the cab was turned over to investigators.