The city of Annapolis, Maryland is facing a wave of raised eyebrows and social media ridicule after its Office of Emergency Management released a preparedness guide designed specifically for LGBT residents.
The guide argues that natural disasters and emergencies present “unique challenges” for members of the LGBT community that differ from those faced by the general public.
Among the more attention-grabbing recommendations in the guide is advice directed at transgender individuals, encouraging them to keep a supply of hormones on hand — medications used as part of gender transition. The guide also suggests stockpiling items such as “chest binders and wigs” as part of an emergency kit.
The release of the guide has sparked significant online reaction, with many social media users expressing surprise or mockery at the nature of the recommendations coming from a government emergency management office.
