EPISODE · Feb 22, 2022 · 17 MIN
Transgender drivers struggle to join Uber
from Headlines From The Times · host Suhauna Hussain, Gustavo Arellano, Denise Guerra, Shannon Lin, Kasia Broussalian, Melissa Kaplan, Ashlea Brown, Angel Carreras, Mario Diaz, Kinsee Morlan, Jazmín Aguilera, Shani O. Hilton
Uber’s under fire over its treatment of transgender drivers after the Los Angeles Times published a story about the alleged mistreatment.Today, we’ll hear from the L.A. Times reporter who broke the story. And we’ll also hear more from an Uber driver who hopes other trans people won’t ever have to go through what she went through.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times business reporter Suhauna HussainMore reading:Uber blocks transgender drivers from signing up: ‘They didn’t believe me’Uber faces ‘serious questions’ over transgender drivers’ treatment after Times reportUber’s self-driving cars put tech’s ‘move fast, break things’ credo to the test
What this episode covers
Multiple transgender drivers claim Uber has made it difficult, if not impossible, to work for them. We hear their stories.
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Transgender drivers struggle to join Uber
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