From North Carolina to New York City,thousands of people have already evacuated their homes to escape Hurricane Irene’s path. Among them are transgender people who, like others, don’t have anywhere else to turn to except for evacuation shelters.

Considering the unique difficulties transgender evacuees encounter, NCTE, Lambda Legal, and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force have issued these simple guidelines to assist shelters in making their spaces safe for transgender people.

Download the resource and share it with evacuation shelters in your area.

If you haven't heard, our deputy director, Stratton Pollitzer, is being presented with the Harvey B. Milk Foundation Honors Medal in recognition of his outstanding leadership through his tireless work on behalf of Florida's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community.

We're excited for him and we hope you can join us on the 28th for this very special occasion.