Bridging the gap
Stephen Shea, Clifford Chance
http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=130399
Clifford 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.
Bridging the gap
http://www.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=130399
by Stephen Shea, Clifford Chance
12/10/2007
"Historically, transgender people have moved with particular ease in the LGB community, and the two communities are united by the nature of the prejudices that they face and by their open-minded and open-hearted attitude to life and to people. Clifford Chance's LGBT network is looking forward eagerly to welcoming our first transgender participant"