Gender Bender

I am familiar with the concept of workplace diversification and support its purpose for the most part. Where it gets confusing for me is when it comes to sexual preference and gender role divergence. Why should a person’s sexual preference or sexual identity impact their job opportunities?

I am not sure how common this is, but I know of at least one leading global bank that has instructed their HR department to increase their hiring of homosexuals and transgendered employees. Why? I am guessing because these people will help fill a level of diversity the bank decided it wanted to achieve. But how does a person’s sexual preference or sexual identity have any impact on his or her work performance?

I wonder if wearing a skirt to an interview would help a guy land an associate position. Let me know if you have had any experience with this.