Homosexual Group
Protest Banco Nacional For Firing Woman For
Kissing Her Girlfriend At Work
Dozens activists protested in front of the
Banco Nacional in San Pedro on Wednesday for
the bank's firing of an employee allegedly
on the grounds of sexual orientation.
The group of 80 or so protesters, the
majority homosexuals and lesbians belonging
to the organization "La Ruta del Beso
Diverso" gathered in front of the Banco
Nacional San Pedro de Montes de Oca branch,
to support the firing a woman at the bank
for having kissed in public her girlfriend.
Maritza Victoria, leader of the group, this
is the sixth time they are protesting the
actions of the national bank who fired the
woman only for expressing her sexuality
openly.
Martiza told the press that the fired
employees was not a bank official, but
worked at the bank and had a girlfriend on
the inside, where she displayed her amorous
affections openly during working hours.
The leader of the group said that among the
protesters they had a variety of different
couples, straight, lesbian and gay.
Maritza says the protest is to pressure the
bank into reinstating the woman.
Danny González, director of communications
for the Banco Nacional, said that the fired
woman did not work directly for the bank and
would not comment on the particulars of the
case other than to say that "the Banco
Nacional has always been respectful of all
people, regardless of their sexual
orientation. The bank does not have any
policy on sexual discrimination."
González added that the woman worked for a
company under contract by the bank.
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