HUD Revokes Trump Rule Allowing Transgender Discrimination In Homeless Shelters
The Department of Housing and Urban Development is pulling back a proposal put forward by President Donald Trump’s administration that would have allowed taxpayer-funded homeless shelters to discriminate against transgender individuals.
“Access to safe, stable housing — and shelter — is a basic necessity,” Secretary Marcia Fudge said Thursday. “Unfortunately, transgender and gender-nonconforming people report more instances of housing instability and homelessness than cisgender people. Today, we are taking a critical step in affirming HUD’s commitment that no person be denied access to housing or other critical services because of their gender identity. HUD is open for business for all.”
Last year, Trump’s HUD secretary, Ben Carson, proposed a rule that would allow single-sex homeless shelters that receive taxpayer funding to turn away transgender individuals. The rule was never finalized though, so it never took effect.
The move was meant to undercut a rule put in place in 2012, under President Barack Obama, that said all HUD-funded programs would be open to people regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status. In 2016, HUD clarified the rule, making clear it applied to sex-segregated shelters and therefore protected transgender people seeking accommodations.
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