In a sign of the times, a gay male banker in London was relieved from a position for sexual harassment, and is suing his former employer for discrimination. This week, Peter Lewis, former head of global securities for HSBC Investment Bank in London, accused his former employer in court of sexual discrimination. According to the London-based financial Web site Here Is The City, Lewis was accused last November of eyeing an unnamed male colleague "in a way that made him feel uncomfortable when the two were in the showering area of the firm gym." Lewis, a 23-year veteran of the investment banking community and openly gay, has accused the bank of firing him for being gay. He is seeking $8.7 million.
 
And, according to reports, Lewis might have a shot. The former HSBC-employee apparently made a DVD of his disciplinary hearing, Here Is The City reports. The Web site further offered that "the [bank] is taking a bit of a gamble letting the [case] go to a U.K. employment tribunal."