Community Spotlight
Quarterly MSTN spotlights a different community member and the amazing work they are doing in the Trans Community.
First quarter community spotlight!
Kayla Gore She/Her
Executive Director MSH Memphis
Kayla's Story
Kayla Gore works to help coordinate homeless services, conduct direct outreach, and advocate for the rights of TLGBQ people, especially transgender women. Published Author, Non-Profit Founder, Social Justice Advocate/Accomplish Kayla Gore. She has worked for many organizations with a collective mission of elevating marginalized identities, the advancement of rights for those people. The Transgender Law Center, OUTMemphis, SONG, The Official Black Lives Matter Memphis, Memphis Community Bail Fund, Planned Parenthood, The Transgender Strategy Center, The Marsha P. Johnson Institute, and most notably My Sistah's House an organization that breaks downs the barriers to home ownership for some of the most marginalized people. Kayla’s Most resent work with the #tinyhouseprojectMSH with the goal of developing tiny homes for Transgender and Non-Binary people. The project has been able to develop 10 homes, with 1 currently under construction. Kayla advocates for the rights of women, especially transgender women. Project details can be found on the MSH website. www.mshmemphis.org.
Thank you Kayla for being a light in our community!