“LGBTQ+ride is a new ridesharing app that started service in June and has pledged to provide safe, friendly, and non-discriminatory rides for LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, and allies, as ABC 7.com reported. The founders, Stephen Ridl and Robert Tanner are from Palm Springs and saw a need for a ride-share app that was LGBTQ+ friendly after watching a friend be refused a ride after a drag show in Palm Springs.
Stephen Ridl said, as reported by ABC 7, They just saw me and pulled away from me, and now I don’t have a ride,’ after Ridl and Tanner saw a rideshare car pull away from one of their friends and then they asked what happened…”
