Department Of Housing And Urban Development (HUD) News / LGBTQ Nation

Even Trump’s most homophobic cabinet secretaries are allowing Pride events. Why?

Worth noting: None of them are willing to show up at their own event though.

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Ben Carson strips anti-discrimination language from HUD statement

Are they making room to allow for anti-LGBTQ discrimination in housing?

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Ben Carson: No ‘extra rights’ for LGBT people if he becomes HUD Secretary

"Extra rights means you get to redefine everything for everybody else. That doesn't seem very fair to me.”

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Ben Carson, who called LGBTQ people ‘abnormal,’ accepts cabinet post

The AP reports that Trump loyalist Ben Carson has been offered the position of secretary of Housing and Urban Development.

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HUD issues guidance on equal access for transgender people in homeless shelters

The 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.

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Justice Dept. files suit against Texas RV park in transgender discrimination case

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against a Texas recreational vehicle park for alleged discrimination against a transgender woman.

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HUD: Same-sex couples often face discrimination in housing rentals

WASHINGTON – 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…

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HUD settles discrimination claim against Bank of America

The 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…

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HUD: Religious groups must abide by LGBT non-bias housing rule

WASHINGTON -- 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.

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Housing Secretary: HUD will finalize protections for LGBT people

BALTIMORE — 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.

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