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Article

24 Jan 2012

Author:
Caroline Stevan, Le Temps/Worldcrunch [Switzerland]

In Switzerland, some gays stay in the closet - from nine to five

Switzerland is gradually becoming more tolerant of gays. But many homosexuals say they're still reluctant to come out at work, where clear cases of discrimination continue to occur...Gays often describe it as a damned if you do, damned if you don’t situation. Switzerland has laws in place to protect homosexuals from workplace discrimination. And there are more and more professional organizations in place to support openly gay employees, including Pride UBS to Pink Cop, Medigay and Pink Rail...But what works in theory doesn’t necessarily pan out in practice. Indeed, there are many examples of discrimination against sexual minorities