Deutsche Bank announced that they are suspending the program at the extension office in North Carolina because of problems with the rights of gays, lesbians and transgenders. It is reported Reuters.
The reason for this decision was the law enacted in North Carolina in March 2016. According to him, students and teachers in schools, as well as visitors of public institutions should go to the toilets and changing rooms in accordance with the sex specified on their birth certificate, rather than on internal gender identity. The LGBT community perceived the act as an encroachment on their rights.
“We are keen to form workers’ collectives, free from prejudice, said sopredsedateli of the Board John Cryan. And we regret that as a result of this law we have to exclude North Carolina from our expansion plan”.
At the moment in the Deutsche Bank in the city of Cary in North Carolina employs about 900 people. In September 2015, it was announced that in 2017, the Bank will create in Cary another 250 jobs.
The law that caused the outrage of the LGBT community, was adopted by the legislature of the state of North Carolina on 24 March 2016. In addition to the above requirements relevant to use the opposite sex restrooms and locker rooms, he makes claims for discrimination of sexual minorities in the state court. According to state lawmakers, the law is aimed at “the protection of privacy of citizens and the defense of common sense”. In addition, it will serve as an additional barrier against pedophiles, sexual predators and perverts who otherwise would commit depraved sexual acts with minors of the opposite sex in the locker rooms and toilets.
