HUD Regulation Gives LGBT Community Equal Access to Housing
In continuing coverage, the Housing Wire (2/14, Huseman) reports, "A new regulation ensures the core housing programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development are open to all eligible persons, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity." HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan said about the new rule, "The Obama administration has viewed the fight for equality on behalf of the LGBT community as a priority and I'm proud that HUD has been a leader in that fight." Under the rule, taxpayer funds cannot be used "to prevent Americans from choosing where they want live on the basis sexual orientation or gender identity -- ensuring that HUD's housing programs are open, not to some, not to most, but to all," Donovan added.
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