All posts tagged "hud"
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Trump administration slammed for allowing shelters to turn away trans people
Advocates have criticized new standards that will likely rely on gender stereotypes or physical attributes to discriminate against trans people
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Trump administration tells homeless shelters how to identify and deny access to trans women
Trump administration tells homeless shelters how to identify and deny access to trans women
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Two House members introduce resolution condemning Ben Carson’s anti-transgender comments
A pair of Democratic House members have introduced a resolution condemning Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson for recent remarks he made disparaging transgender...
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Ben Carson refuses to apologize for transphobic remarks at HUD meeting
Carson reportedly called trans women "big, hairy men" during a discussion about women's shelters
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Ben Carson allegedly calls trans women “big, hairy men” during HUD meeting
Carson, no stranger to anti-trans rhetoric, said he was worried about trans women accessing homeless women's shelters
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Department of Housing publishes final gender identity rule for homeless shelters
Going forward, single-sex shelters that accept federal funds must place people based on their gender identity
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Government study finds nationwide housing discrimination against same-sex couples
Same-sex couples face discrimination in the online rental-housing market at rates higher than opposite-sex couples, according to a first-of-its kind national study released today by...
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HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan addresses gay real-estate meeting
“I urge you to continue your advocacy to further the cause of fair housing for LGBT individuals – and all Americans denied equal protection under...
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Bank of America Settles in Anti-Gay Housing Discrimination Complaint
Bank of America settled a claim with the Department of Housing and Urban Development over the mortgage lender’s refusal to provide financing to a lesbian...
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HUD Releases Text of Final Housing Nondiscrimination Rule
The Department of Housing and Urban Development today released the final text of the department’s new nondiscrimination rule, which will prohibit sexual orientation and gender...
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HUD’s Donovan Announces Final Housing Nondiscrimination Rule at Creating Change Address
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today told those LGBT advocates...
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Are We There Yet?
So, yes, it's lamentable that political progress is generally a stop-and-go affair, with long stretches of frustration and ennui punctuated by momentary outbursts of excitement...
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HUD Secretary Supports Marriage Equality
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan became the first sitting cabinet secretary to announce support for marriage equality, saying on Nov. 15 that...
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HOME Help
On Sept. 22, members of both chambers of Congress introduced legislation that would extend housing and lending nondiscrimination laws to include protections based on sexual...
