HUD Addresses LGBT Housing Discrimination

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HUD Addresses LGBT Housing Discrimination

Tuesday, 01 November 2011 11:00 Written by SFGN Staff


http://www.southfloridagaynews.com/news/national-news/4877-hud-addresses-lgbt-housing-discrimination.html




In a recent survey of 6,450 transgender and gender non-conforming persons, 19 percent reported having been refused a house or an apartment because of gender identity, and 19 percent reported having been homeless because of gender identity.  Findings of a 2007 Michigan study indicate that same sex couples face bias and discriminatory treatment based on sexual orientation when trying to access rental housing.