As part of Pride Month, Law.com’s Legal Week spoke to Allen & Overy partner William Samengo-Turner about his experience as an openly gay man in the legal industry. Here, he explains how important senior role models aided his journey to coming out at work, and why junior lawyers shouldn’t feel pressurised to if it doesn’t feel right.
I came out relatively late. Everyone has their own journey and their own story. I would tell junior lawyers: only come out when you are ready, it’s not a race. It’s a wonderful thing when you do, but you need to feel comfortable and safe in an environment that you are happy with both at work and at home. Coming out allowed me to bring so much more to life inside and outside of the office.
