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Ben Carson: No ‘extra rights’ for LGBT people if he becomes HUD Secretary
Friday, January 13, 2017"Extra rights means you get to redefine everything for everybody else. That doesn't seem very fair to me.” -
Ben Carson, who called LGBTQ people ‘abnormal,’ accepts cabinet post
Wednesday, November 23, 2016The AP reports that Trump loyalist Ben Carson has been offered the position of secretary of Housing and Urban Development. -
HUD issues guidance on equal access for transgender people in homeless shelters
Saturday, February 21, 2015The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday released long-awaited guidance to ensure equal access for transgender people in homeless shelters that receive federal funding. -
Justice Dept. files suit against Texas RV park in transgender discrimination case
Friday, October 11, 2013The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against a Texas recreational vehicle park for alleged discrimination against a transgender woman. -
HUD: Same-sex couples often face discrimination in housing rentals
Tuesday, June 18, 2013WASHINGTON – Same-sex couples experience unequal treatment more often than heterosexual couples when responding to internet ads for rental units, and findings show that gay male couples experience more discrimination than lesbian couples, according to a… -
HUD settles discrimination claim against Bank of America
Wednesday, January 2, 2013The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Wednesday announced a settlement agreement in a claim it brought against Bank of America for discriminating against a lesbian couple applying for a federally insured mortgage… -
HUD: Religious groups must abide by LGBT non-bias housing rule
Tuesday, January 31, 2012WASHINGTON -- A Department of Housing and Urban Development official said Monday religious institutions receiving federal funds for housing programs will have to abide by a new HUD rule prohibiting discrimination against LGBT people. -
Housing Secretary: HUD will finalize protections for LGBT people
Sunday, January 29, 2012BALTIMORE — Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan officially announced on Saturday his department will make final “next week” a proposed rule to protect LGBT people against discrimination in federal housing programs. -
HUD proposes new LGBT anti-discrimination rules in federal housing programs
Friday, January 21, 2011The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Thursday announced proposed new regulations intended to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity in its core housing programs -- programs that…
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