Homobiles is SF's anti-Uber

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 1:52pm

Sliding-scale, safe space for gender and sexual outlaws (and women and people of color), Homobiles is the alternative lift service in a city that used to be filled with alternatives.

Owner: “I used to think straight white dudes were the problem. My heart has swelled from the size of a chia seed to an organic frozen pea. Some of my riders are the raddest straight guys. It’s not just LGBTIQQLMNOP riders.”



Like The Gnome Mobile but queerer

Updated On: 2/22/14 at 01:52 PM

[finebydesign]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 1:54pm

It took me a while to understand those words but ok.

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 2:09pm

Sounds like something worth clutching our pearls over.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 2:33pm

Namo, did you not get this thread approved before posting?

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 2:45pm

Seriously, what a great thing this is. And I love the slogan.

[Kad]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 3:33pm

Is it pronounced ho-mobiles, or homo-biles?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 5:38pm

I bet you're allowed to pronounce it anyway you want. Like a sliding pronunciation scale.

I think it's an interesting story and I'm glad others enjoyed reading it.

Reg, I remember the good old days when trolls auditioning for the role of arch-nemesis poked in a way that made contextual sense in the thread. I mean, "pearl clutching"?

[Liza's Headband]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 6:13pm

[Addison D.]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 6:46pm

Homobiles sounds fantastic and inspiring.

Can anybody here (JungleRed--are you there?) give us some first-hand perspective on these folks?

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 6:56pm

It seems like it's the Craigslist of getting around.

[Addison D.]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 7:41pm

"It seems like it's the Craigslist of getting around."

I guess that depends upon your experience/understanding/perception of Craigslist.

Craigslist--in my world-view--is grifters, con artists and scammers, low-rent hookers, and pedophiles trolling for prey.

Homobile, by contrast, strikes me as a noble, civic-minded and inspiring attempt to solve a problem through community action.

Beyond the fact that both depend upon the participation of carbon-based forms of life, I see little similarity.

Updated On: 2/22/14 at 07:41 PM

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 7:49pm

"Craigslist--in my world-view--is grifters, con artists and scammers, low-rent hookers, and pedophiles trolling for prey."

Oh, Nicky, I love you because you know such lovely people!

[Addison D.]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 8:02pm

I love you, Reg!

[FindingNamo]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 8:13pm

Ha! I just meant the business model. They were offered so much money to sell CL but they turned it down, preferring to make just enough to live on.

[Reginald Tresilian]

Posted: 2/22/14 at 8:44pm

Back atcha, Addison.

Namo, it's really a wonderful thing. Thanks for bringing it to my attention. One more thing to love about San Francisco.