Bridging the gap
Stephen Shea, Clifford Chance
http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=130399Clifford Chance does not as yet have any transgender people in its group, and this article therefore generally speaks from an LGB standpoint.
The vast majority of LGB people are comfortable with their gender of birth and there is no inherent link between issues concerning sexual orientation and gender orientation. Notwithstanding this, LGB people feel a strong bond with the transgender community.