“Coming Home,” the 4th episode of National Geographic Channel’s path-breaking documentary series, which features transgender activist, Kayla Gore, airs today.
According to National Geographic, IMPACT with Gal Gadot is a short-form documentary series that follows the powerful stories of six women who are making an extraordinary impact on their communities around the world. Despite living in areas marred by violence, poverty, trauma, discrimination, oppression, and natural disasters, these brave women remain undeterred as they dare to dream, stand out, speak up and lead. The women featured in each short film come from very different backgrounds – across Brazil, Puerto Rico, Michigan, California, Louisiana and Tennessee – yet they are all connected by their unwavering determination and commitment to improving the lives of the people around them.
Kayla Gore, the Founder of My Sistah’s House and the Tiny House Project MSH, is one of the six women featured on the documentary. My Sistah’s House fosters sustainability and security for the most vulnerable of the transgender, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and queer (TLGBQ) communities in Memphis Tennessee, providing emergency housing, advocacy, and multipronged resource assistance delivered by and for transgender and gender non-conforming (TGNC) people of color. “Kayla Gore making a big difference building tiny homes for her trans community in need of safe, nurturing space. That’s why Gal Gadot—the feminist and actor who played Wonder Woman – featured Kayla in her forthcoming series, National Geographic presents IMPACT with Gal Gadot,” the statement from OutNewsWire reads. “The Tiny House Project at My Sistah’s House is committed to providing a path to home ownership. It not only gives trans women a place to call home in the form of long-term affordable housing but also contributes to individual asset building in the black trans community.”
Women that have been featured on previous episodes of the documentary include Kameryn, a 20-year-old figure skating coach in Detroit who has dedicated her life to coaching young girls of color to empower them both on and off the ice; Kelsey who runs a special surf therapy program; and Arianna, a 19-year-old woman leading a team of college students who invented a water filtration system.
The documentary will be available on National Geographic’s Youtube page later today.
