US EditionTrump Housing Proposal Would Roll Back Gender Identity Protections
The proposal would let federally funded shelters request evidence of sex and remove Obama-era safeguards for transgender and LGBTQIA+ applicants.
- On Monday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development unveiled a proposed rule replacing "gender identity" protections with "sex" in federally funded housing, allowing facilities to verify an individual's biological sex.
- President Donald Trump's executive order enforcing a binary definition of biological sex drives the policy, formalizing a pause on investigating gender identity discrimination cases ordered last year by HUD Secretary Scott Turner.
- Research from a 2022 survey shows nearly one-third of transgender people have experienced homelessness, and the rule removes a 2016 safeguard banning shelters from asking invasive questions or requiring proof of medical history.
- Chief Program Officer Deborah Thrope of the National Housing Law Project blasted the proposal as a "baseless assault by the Trump administration," warning it would increase costs for local governments and force vulnerable people into homelessness.
- Public comments remain open through June, creating potential conflicts with states like California and New York that protect gender identity, while Idaho and Iowa have enacted laws restricting sex-specific spaces.
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Trump's new HUD rule outrages experts: 'Will force more people onto the street'
A Trump administration proposal would end gender identity protections for people in federally funded housing and shelters.The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed rule would remove references to “gender” and “gender identity” from agency regulations and replace them with “sex,” ...
Trump Housing Proposal Would Roll Back Gender Identity Protections
WASHINGTON, DC — The Trump administration has proposed a rule that would eliminate gender identity protections in federally funded housing and shelters, potentially reshaping access rules nationwide. The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) plans to remove references to “gender identity” and replace them with a definition based on biological sex. The change would reverse an Obama-era rule designed to ensure equal access to housing r…
New HUD Proposal Targets Trans Housing Protections
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Trump admin proposes rollback of LGBTQ+ housing protections
The Trump administration has proposed a sweeping rollback of LGBTQ+ housing protections, including one that could force trans women into men’s shelters and strip away federal anti-discrimination safeguards. The new rule from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development would eliminate protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation first introduced under Barack Obama. It would instead require shelters receiving federal fundin…
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