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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,839 posts)
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:32 PM Jul 2020

The Trump administration wants homeless shelters to refuse shelter to transgender women

A proposed rule from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) tells homeless shelters to use people's physical attributes — rather than their self-identified gender — to decide whether the homeless should be housed among men or women.

Vox obtained a copy of the rule's text, which is part of HUD's effort to roll back the Obama-era Equal Access Rule that ensures transgender people are served based on their gender identities.

Now, the rule allows workers at federally funded homeless shelters to rely on "factors such as height, the presence (but not the absence) of facial hair, the presence of an Adam's apple, and other physical characteristics which, when considered together, are indicative of a person's biological sex."

Staff members at women's shelters may determine whether to admit someone based on visual appearance, according to Vox. If the woman's gender is unclear based on her appearance, shelter workers are permitted to seek proof of her sex before granting her housing. People who are turned away may be forced to go to a men's shelter, according to Vox.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-administration-wants-homeless-shelters-192524340.html

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The Trump administration wants homeless shelters to refuse shelter to transgender women (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jul 2020 OP
Just when I thought that I could not hate them more... Zoonart Jul 2020 #1
I hope hud I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2020 #2
Who the Hell sits around all day and thinks of all these cruel things? leftieNanner Jul 2020 #3
Miller's wife was under Pence's tutelage for years tishaLA Jul 2020 #7
Oh You're Right!! leftieNanner Jul 2020 #8
Seriously! It's like they get off on being as evil and hateful as possible. smirkymonkey Jul 2020 #10
A pychopathic sociopath. He's in hog heaven, having so many opportunities to express sadism. Karadeniz Jul 2020 #11
Well of course. It's Cruelty Monday. KY_EnviroGuy Jul 2020 #4
He's got to go. Solly Mack Jul 2020 #5
But Caitlyn Jenner said he'd be fine and very pro LGBTQ! tishaLA Jul 2020 #6
"...the presence of an Adam's apple..." Behind the Aegis Jul 2020 #9

leftieNanner

(15,074 posts)
3. Who the Hell sits around all day and thinks of all these cruel things?
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:37 PM
Jul 2020

cough...cough.. Steven Miller... cough... cough

Seriously?? Let's put these trans women in more jeopardy than they already are.

tishaLA

(14,176 posts)
7. Miller's wife was under Pence's tutelage for years
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:48 PM
Jul 2020

And I'd be willing to bet that's the root of this bullshit.

leftieNanner

(15,074 posts)
8. Oh You're Right!!
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:51 PM
Jul 2020

I forgot about her. And they're procreating!

Didn't she test positive for Covid? That's actually scary if she's pregnant. In several states, infants have tested positive too.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
10. Seriously! It's like they get off on being as evil and hateful as possible.
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 09:03 PM
Jul 2020

Why is this even on their radar? Don't they have more important issues to deal with right now?

It's true, the cruelty is the point and they pick on the most vulnerable members of society just because they can. I hate these motherfuckers with a white hot passion!

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,489 posts)
4. Well of course. It's Cruelty Monday.
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:42 PM
Jul 2020

And tomorrow is Cruelty Tuesday....

Just don't forget, the whole world dreads Cruelty Friday.......

tishaLA

(14,176 posts)
6. But Caitlyn Jenner said he'd be fine and very pro LGBTQ!
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:47 PM
Jul 2020

Thank goodness she's slunk away and gone into hiding

Behind the Aegis

(53,936 posts)
9. "...the presence of an Adam's apple..."
Mon Jul 20, 2020, 08:54 PM
Jul 2020

FOR FUCK'S SAKE! EVERYONE....EVERYONE has an "Adam's apple"! While it is usually more pronounced in men, there are women who will show an Adam's apple, and men who will not. HEIGHT?! FACIAL HAIR?!

Science, the victim of bigoted ignorance.

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