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Male Drivers Sue Uber and Lyft For Sex Discrimination Over Women-Only Ride-Hailing Feature

Posted on 11/9/25 at 7:59 pm
Posted by Diseasefreeforall
Member since Oct 2012
7092 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 7:59 pm
Uber and Lyft offer women the option to choose only women drivers after years of sexual harassment and assault lawsuits against the companies but male drivers are pushing back with a class action suit contending that the program violates California law.

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Lawyers acting for the plaintiffs argue that male drivers “are discriminated against and receive fewer and different rides than they otherwise would absent the policy.” They contend that the policy “reinforces the gender stereotype that men are more dangerous than women.”

California has some of the nation’s strongest anti-discrimination laws. The lawsuit accuses both Uber and Lyft of violating the Unruh Act, a California civil rights law that “expressly prohibits sex discrimination by business enterprises.”

They are seeking $4,000 in damages per male driver in California for violating state law.

According to Uber’s most recent U.S. Safety Report, which covered 2021 to 2022, they received 2,717 reports of serious sexual assault or misconduct, and 92% of the accused individuals were drivers.




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Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
153535 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 8:02 pm to
can you ask for a white woman driver, age 22-29

a friend wants to know
Posted by CollegeFBRules
Member since Oct 2008
25157 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 8:06 pm to
They’re fricked either way they go with this - either they allow discrimination or they don’t support the safety of their users.
This post was edited on 11/9/25 at 8:35 pm
Posted by 13SaintTiger
Isle of Capri
Member since Sep 2011
18368 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 8:10 pm to
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They’re fricked either way they go with this - either they allow discrimination or they support the safety of their users.


Why should it be any different than catching a cab?
Posted by forkedintheroad
Member since Feb 2025
1291 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 8:12 pm to
Let them fight
Posted by CollegeFBRules
Member since Oct 2008
25157 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 8:13 pm to
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Why should it be any different than catching a cab?


I don’t know the last time I caught a cab, but can you gender select when you request a cab?
Posted by Yeti_Chaser
Member since Nov 2017
11265 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 8:14 pm to
Someone's always gotta be offended
Posted by TideSaint
Hill Country
Member since Sep 2008
82517 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 8:16 pm to
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
37678 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 8:23 pm to
If youre going to have that why not let me pick the race then?
Posted by SallysHuman
Lady Palmetto Bug
Member since Jan 2025
11940 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 8:24 pm to
It is discriminatory.

What I wanna know is how this plays out concerning transformers.

Also, if one group can select their driver's characteristics, all groups should be able to do so for all characteristics.
Posted by CollegeFBRules
Member since Oct 2008
25157 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 8:29 pm to
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If youre going to have that why not let me pick the race then?


Which is why this feature is going to be forced to go away.
Posted by Robin Masters
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
34823 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 8:55 pm to
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Uber and Lyft offer women the option to choose only women


I assume this question is only for biologists?
Posted by Laugh More
Member since Jan 2022
3283 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 11:35 pm to
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Someone's always gotta be offended

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Someone's always gotta try to find a way to get rich by pretending to be offended.

Fixed.
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
41854 posts
Posted on 11/9/25 at 11:41 pm to
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If youre going to have that why not let me pick the race then?


Race is a no-no, but gender is fine long as it's at men's expense.

I'll never understand why it's legal to charge us more for car insurance.
Posted by Fenster
Member since Mar 2008
883 posts
Posted on 11/10/25 at 3:23 am to
If I'm feeling especially lucky can I order an asian woman?
Posted by TigerBait1971
PTC GA
Member since Oct 2014
15857 posts
Posted on 11/10/25 at 3:27 am to
I want a They/Them driver. Teamwork for the win.
Posted by RealDawg
Dawgville
Member since Nov 2012
11083 posts
Posted on 11/10/25 at 3:31 am to
They can give allll the options and let you discriminate.
Posted by Obtuse1
Westside Bodymore Yo
Member since Sep 2016
29868 posts
Posted on 11/10/25 at 3:46 am to
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I'll never understand why it's legal to charge us more for car insurance.


You are just living in the wrong state; some states, including mine, don't allow it.

These sorts of allowances in public accommodations (Title II of the Civil Rights Act) were put into effect when screwing over women was still cool, we never changed the law to include gender, so now the rabbit got the gun.

White guys like myself wrote and promulgated laws that benefited them for centuries, and our forefathers didn't give much thought about how they would impact white guys when the rest of the country was the majority (together) and actually got a little power. So you have the whole chickens/roost and one's own petard hoisting kinda things going on.
Posted by canone4life
Member since Apr 2025
43 posts
Posted on 11/10/25 at 6:02 am to
I think you’re on to something here.
Needs a “dimensions” feature as well.
Posted by LanierSpots
Sarasota, Florida
Member since Sep 2010
68835 posts
Posted on 11/10/25 at 6:05 am to
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Needs a “dimensions” feature as well.



That could be fun


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