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Title: HUD Addresses LGBT Housing Discrimination
Post by: SandraJane on November 04, 2011, 06:04:13 AM
Post by: SandraJane on November 04, 2011, 06:04:13 AM
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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 (http://www.southfloridagaynews.com/news/national-news/4877-hud-addresses-lgbt-housing-discrimination.html)
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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.
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 (http://www.southfloridagaynews.com/news/national-news/4877-hud-addresses-lgbt-housing-discrimination.html)
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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.