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First openly gay sheriff Tim Hailes on the City’s ‘pockets of homophobia and prejudice’

Former JPMorgan man talks diversity in the Square Mile for Pride Month

Tim Hailes at the Queer Britain National LGBTQ+ Museum reception at Cafe Royal in 2018. The City stalwart says progress still needs to be made
Tim Hailes at the Queer Britain National LGBTQ+ Museum reception at Cafe Royal in 2018. The City stalwart says progress still needs to be made Photo: Dave Benett/Getty Images

As the City's first openly gay sheriff, Tim Hailes knows a thing or two about what it's like to be out in the Square Mile.

Over the past three decades working for law firms and major financial institutions, Hailes has an almost unparalleled insight into how far the City has - or hasn't - come. Unfortunately, his verdict is that the sector is still falling short.

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