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LGBTQ advocates are praising the Biden administration's Housing and Urban Development Department for interpreting the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. "Lambda Legal applauds this step by the Biden administration to make the promise of equal housing opportunity real for LGBTQ people across the country," Karen Loewy, senior counsel and senior strategist with Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, stated February 11. "As our housing work has demonstrated and the Bostock decision confirmed, the harassment and discrimination tha...

Biden administration will investigate housing discrimination against LGBTQ people HUD promises various actions to combat anti-LGBTQ discrimination in housing. 68SHARES On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that it would take steps to ban housing discrimination against LGBTQ people. The department issued a memorandum stating that HUD interprets the Fair Housing Act as barring discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity as an illegal form of sex-based discrimination, and thus, directs all HUD offices and recipients of HUD funds to e...

The Biden administration is set to declare it will take up and adjudicate cases of anti-LGBTQ discrimination in housing, following orders from the U.S. Supreme Court and President Biden.

Channel3000.com January 15, 2021 1:57 PM Natalie Campisi - Forbes Advisor Posted: Updated: January 17, 2021 3:27 PM This story is part of a series on the new Biden administration and what he has planned for his first 100 days—and beyond. Housing shortcomings in the U.S. are plentiful and diverse, from a Covid-driven renter eviction crisis to over-restrictive zoning laws that artificially drive up land values and make it nearly impossible for entry-level buyers to afford a home. Some solutions might lie in a massive $640 billion plan proposed by President-elect Joe Biden to address...

Improving the Lives and Rights of LGBTQ People in America A Road Map for the Biden Administration Getty/Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle LGBTQ rights supporters gather during a candlelight vigil in West Reading, Pennsylvania, on September 14, 2020. Adam Peck Introduction and summary The Trump administration spent the majority of its four years in office launching a barrage of attacks infringing on the rights of LGBTQ people, promoting discriminatory policies, and creating barriers to access critical government services. These actions reflect the Trump administration’s blatant disr...