A man applied for a job in a restaurant. He was invited for a job interview. When he walked out of the interview, he heard one of the managers say: “He’s too old, we don’t want him.”
A woman’s employment contract expires during the pregnancy of her second child, after which she could receive a new temporary contract. However, during her maternity leave she receives the message that there will be no extension, because she will no longer be flexible enough after the arrival of her second child.
In various Facebook groups in which housing is offered and sought, the comment ‘Dutch only’ or ‘Dutch girls only’ can be seen in advertisements for rooms or apartments.
A woman feels discriminated against by her bank because of her Russian nationality. She received a message that she was being placed on some sort of blacklist. She was informed that she will be monitored and that all applications will be assessed for a longer period of time. The account will be blocked if she has more than 100,000 euros are in her account. The woman has lived in the Netherlands for over 12 years, works here and pays taxes. She indicates that she is not responsible for the actions of the Russian government.
A housing association does not want to adjust the rental contract they have with a transgender woman. The contract was drawn up before her gender transition. She now wants the previously concluded rental contract to be adjusted in line with her gender.
In the center of Rotterdam, two men put out a rainbow flag on their balcony. Not much later, eggs are thrown on their balcony. They feel unsafe because they think it has to do with the rainbow flag.
A Housing agency indicates that it does not rent out homes to men unless they live with a woman. A gay couple has tried to explain to the agency that in their case it concerns two men who are in a relationship with each other and they will therefore never live with a woman, but the agency maintains their rule.
A man is harassed by several neighbors. They throw condoms at the man’s front door because they think he is gay.
A gay man tries to hide his sexual orientation from his manager who likes to joke about homosexuality and ‘jokingly’ calls colleagues gay. Higher management does nothing about the behavior of this manager and the man does not know where to turn for help within the organization.
A woman has a job interview at a store. Before the interview started, the person who did the interviewing said: ‘I’ll get straight to the point, because I see that you are wearing a headscarf and we don’t hire people with headscarfs.’