Mohamed, a 27-year-old gay dancer living in Paris, was beaten by a homophobic Uber driver after he stood up for himself. The attack happened at around 2 am on Sunday (13 September).
Speaking to French LGBTQ+ outlet Têtu, Mohamed explained that he and a friend were returning from a party, and discussing a boy that he had been flirting with.
However, this conversation infuriated the driver, who “began to throw homophobic insults, that he did not want a ‘queer’ in his car.” After they left the car, Mohamed tried flagging down another one for help while his friend attempted to reason with the driver.
Having enough of the homophobia being spouted at him, Mohamed confronted him, explaining: “I couldn’t take it anymore. I told him that I am gay,