HSBC said Mr Lewis had only been dismissed after a lengthy disciplinary hearing and the bank was confident it could fight and win the case...Some of the biggest financial houses have set up staff associations for gay and lesbian employees...But there is still some way to go, said Alan Wardle of Stonewall. [refers to sexual orientation discrimination lawsuits against HSBC, Deutsche Bank, and Cleanaway (part of Brambles), and staff associations for gay and lesbian employees at Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, McKinsey, UBS]