Sen. Jason Smalley who isn’t gay. Really.
The Oklahoma Senate passed the “Oklahoma Transportation Network Company Services Act” that removed protection for passengers based on sexual orientation.
That will allow LGBT Uber drivers in the state to protect themselves from having to drive straight people to their destinations or take their money.
The House version of the bill prevented discrimination based on sexual orientation.
“I believe if a private business owner wants to serve or not serve an individual, they have that purview right now,” said Sen. Jason Smalley, the bill’s Senate sponsor, according to ABC News.
However, if Uber or Lyft drivers decided to take Oklahoma up on its generous offer to discriminate, they could lose their affiliation with those companies since both have nondiscrimination policies that include sexual orientation.