article_snippet.sent: The state of Oklahoma has removed protection for gay people who use ride-sharing services Uber and Lyft.
article_snippet.sent: Initially, the Oklahoma Transportation Network Company Services Act included language that prohibited the companies from discriminating against customers based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
article_snippet.sent: Uber drivers in Oklahoma now have a right to refuse gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender customers who use the ride-sharing app . '
article_snippet.sent: Uber and Lyft, among the most popular ridesharing programs, already have policies in place that prohibit discrimination against customers based on sexual orientation or gender identity. '
article_snippet.sent: Uber's policy is to serve every neighborhood, every driver and every person who needs a ride,' company spokeswoman Jennifer Mullin said.
article_snippet.sent: Troy Stevenson, executive director of Freedom of Oklahoma, said in a statement that the group does not 'understand why a member of the Oklahoma Legislature wants to remove protections for [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender] Oklahomans from a bill that is specific to an industry that already protects [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender, in [lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender corporate policies.
article_snippet.sent: Oklahomans do not believe in discrimination, and it is time for ideological law makers to quit trying to distract from the real problems of our state by attacking the LGBT community.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Initially, the Transport bill included language that protected LGBT users .
  