Help, with a Hitch
Gay man walks away from social services after religious rift
by Will O'Bryan
Published on February 3, 2010, 11:06pm
http://www.metroweekly.com/news/?ak=4866Earline Budd, a longtime LGBT community activist who works with Transgender Health Empowerment (THE) finds such distinctions irrelevant.
"At Central Union Mission, something has to be done," says Budd, criticizing the shelter for its gender-specific programs and religious emphasis. "I've spoken with them. I raised hell. We have so many transgender women at THE who have tried to sleep there. Many of these shelters that open up based on religion say they're not discriminating, but they are. Right now, they would be the worst."
