Human Rights Campaign Praises Sec. Fudge’s Decision to Repeal Trump-Era Proposal to Gut Equal Access Rule
In addition, the rule provides inclusive definitions for families, and makes clear that individuals seeking emergency housing cannot be turned away because of their gender identity and have a right to be housed safely and in accordance with their gender identity.
In 2020, the Trump Administration issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would have drastically undermined protections for transgender and gender non-conforming people served by HUD programs by equipping emergency shelters with ways to turn away transgender and gender non-conforming people. The 2020 rule was not finalized before the end of the Trump administration.
Alphonso David, president of the Human Rights Campaign, testified to Congress about discrimination in housing in 2019, and the Human Rights Campaign has long fought to secure housing rights for trans and non-binary people.
Most recently, the Human Rights Campaign called for the restoration of the 2016 Equal Access Rule, including the provision in its post-election Blueprint for Positive Change. In addition, as part of the Blueprint for Positive Change, the Human Rights Campaign has called for HUD to:
Restore Disparate Impact Regulation
Restore Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Regulation
Engage in Outreach to LGBTQ Youth Centers to Connect Youth to HUD Services Expand Outreach to Homeless LGBTQ Veterans A 2020 study by The Williams Institute reported that 40 percent of homeless youth identify as LGBTQ, nearly nine times the estimate of LGBTQ-identifying adults in the United States.
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