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Gender nonconforming people feel most comfortable in companies that strive to include a culture of inclusiveness, according to Michael Cohen, a Philadelphia-based employment attorney. Cohen provides sensitivity training for organizations and their employees around LGBTQ issues.

 "It's got to get set from up top," Cohen said. "The message is going to get communicated to the workforce [that] these core values are important [and] absolutely critical to the success of the organization."

 Cohen said the issues that typically arise are from coworkers who lack awareness around how gender nonconforming people should be treated.

 "More often than not, employers are trying to do the right thing. Where a lot of the issues come from is fear and where the fear comes from is a lack of knowledge," he added.

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