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Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Gay applicants for bank loan told to take HIV test

In Porthmadog, north Wales, a gay man named Stuart complained about the way he and his partner were treated by HSBC bank. Why? Stuart was told to take a HIV test as part of his mortgage insurance application. Stuart said, "One of the questions was \'Are you a part of, or have you ever been part of the following groups - bisexual, homosexual or an intravenous drug user?\' I felt dirty and so did my partner."   View more.... [Date: 13-Sep-05 ]

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