(Nov. 6) -- A New York City taxi driver could lose his job for booting a same-sex couple out of his cab.
Medhat Mohamed ejected Paul Bruno and Bruno's boyfriend in the East Village on Monday night because the two men were hugging in the back seat of Mohamed's taxi, according to The New York Post. The cabbie said he was afraid the men were about to go beyond hugging.
"I wanted to pay attention to getting them to their destination instead of worrying if they were going to have sex or not," Mohamed said. He denied he's anti-gay.
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City officials blasted Mohamed.
"I thought the taxi driver's behavior -- if it is as reported -- was a disgrace," Mayor Michael Bloomberg told The Post.
"It's outrageous. If true, it's a clear violation of city human rights laws," said City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who urged New York's Commission on Human Rights to file charges against Mohamed.
Sources told the newspaper the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission is investigating the incident. The commission could revoke Mohamed's taxi license.
Read More: The New York Post
