'Live apart' bank clerk tells lesbians
And here you thought Sweden was all liberal and loving. Well, it is for the most part, but even there discrimination against gays and lesbians still happens. A couple of Swedish lesbians who went looking for a mortgage found that out when the clerk serving them advised that they should reconsider their relationship and live apart.
Maria Engström explained that a female clerk at Swedbank told them that their request for about $75,000 was "a lot of money" and they would need a ten per cent deposit even though they both had good jobs and great credit.
When pressed, the clerk replied: “You should reconsider your personal situation and continue to live in different places.”
Rival bank Nordea had no problem giving the women a loan.
Anna Sundblad, Swedbank’s head of press relations, said: “We take these kinds of incidents very seriously. We have a clear policy that we never discriminate on the grounds of religion, gender or sexual orientation. We also aim to set a good example in questions like this – we sponsor the Stockholm Pride festival for instance.”
Well, it's time to really put your money where you mouth is ... fire the clerk who obviously doesn't share your company's values.
Lesbian couple told by Swedish bank to 'live apart' [PinkNews]
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