HUD moves to allow discrimination against homeless transgender people

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HUD moves to allow discrimination against homeless transgender people

By KATY O'DONNELL
05/22/2019 05:51 PM EDT
politico.com

https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/22/hud-homeless-transgender-1468568

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is moving to roll back protections for homeless transgender people by enabling HUD-funded providers of shelters to consider a person's sex or gender identification in determining whether they can be admitted.

The proposal, included in the department's spring rule list out Wednesday, contradicts a pledge that HUD Secretary Ben Carson made to lawmakers just yesterday.

It would turn back requirements under an Obama-era rule that operators of single-sex shelters who receive HUD funding "provide equal access to programs, benefits, services, and accommodations in accordance with an individual's gender identity."