The UK bank Barclays has agreed to pay more than £20,000 to the Christian group Core Issues Trust and the International Federation for Therapeutic and Counselling Choice.
The settlement brings an end to the lawsuit brought against Barclays, one of the UK’s largest banks, on the grounds of discrimination.
The charity founded by psychologist and academic Mike Davidson provides counselling and support for “those leaving LGBT identities, behaviours, attractions and life choices” and campaigns against conversion therapy bans.
In 2012, it was denied advertising space on public transportation in London for posters stating “Not gay! Post-gay, ex-gay and proud. Get over it!”
In 2020, Core Issues Trust (CIT) received notification from Barclays that its account was being closed. The bank gave no explanation, but the decision followed a social media campaign by the gender theory activist group Stonewall, which has praised the bank for its employment practices. Barclays is also one of the main sponsors of London Pride. The bank’s decision to cancel Core Issues Trust as a client appeared to be a direct result of lobbying by Stonewall. read more
Not doing a custom wedding cake or web site is horrendous but denying banking is perfectly OK.
They spend 20k on lunch.
Only 20K? Chump change. Pocket change. Should have been more like 2M, for, ummm, “pain and suffering”, “lawyers fees”, other add-ons.
Think big numbers, those’re the only kinds that big (mental) institutions pay any attention to.