By Tracy Jan Tracy Jan Reporter covering the intersection of race and the economy Email Bio Follow May 22 at 3:05 PM The Department of Housing and Urban Development on Wednesday proposed a new rule that would weaken Obama-era protections for homeless transgender people, allowing federally funded shelters to deny people admission on religious grounds or force transgender women to share bathrooms and sleeping quarters with men.
He assured Wexton that HUD had no plans to alter the Equal Access protection, saying:"I’m not currently anticipating changing the rule. ” Carson told the House Financial Services Committee that those notices were unnecessary because the Equal Access Rule provisions already “adequately provide for fairness for all communities.” He said he wanted to allow for more “local jurisdictional control” over how to treat people.
The agency, in its summary, also said the rule “continues HUD’s policy of ensuring that its programs are open to all eligible individuals and families regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity.” The agency told the Post it has no intention of removing the Equal Access Rule and will continue enforcing its provisions. But in a statement HUD acknowledged that the agency will be proposing a change later this year “that will offer local homeless shelter providers greater flexibility when making decisions about individuals who may misrepresent their sex to access sex-specific shelters.”
So religious people are allowed to be made to feel uncomfortable and forced to accept but if it makes a trans uncomfortable.... Well stop the fucking presses. Typical leftist double standards. We have no problem infringing other groups rights but don't touch ours.
disgusting
This is America. I thought we were better than this 😓
Dishonest journalism
Good. It would side with the decision handed down by the World Court. Women that ARE women are losing in all sports now and court rules against!!
No more violence.
Carson you are the Devil. Everything you’ve stolen from the American people, you will have to pay for very soon, your judgement day is coming very fast.
That would be discrimination.
And what is it with transgender with this administration?
i keep expecting him to say, 'do you hear birds? do you hear them?' and then climb out a window.
BrilliantBrainSurgeon ⁉️☝️
How can they call themselves Conservative 'Christians'?
Cruelty and depravity are the norm at US agencies in Trump Presidency.
OREO
WTF is wrong with these people?
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There is no end to their cruelty. I have never encountered such a vile group of people (hard to say people because their hearts are made of stone.)
DISGUSTING 🤯❗️
...and?
If there’s anybody that deserves the nick name sleepy it’s this guy.
Bigots.
Why? Should we make a rule that Carson has to work from a FEMA trailer set up in a parking lot?
Who cares
This man is a true danger to mankind.
You mean they are going to have separate women’s shelters and men’s shelters? That’s normal. The end.
Bruh
Just plain wrong. Does this mean Dr Carson would refuse to operate on a transgender homeless person? He has abandoned his “do no harm” oath
I am a nurse who worked with residents for yrs. You do NOT have to be smart to be an MD. Just persistent. I am also a nurse who had an affair with a NS for yrs. And he always told me-to dig in peoples brains you have to be crazy. We are all nuts. And he was right.
Because there's not enough cruelty in the world?
Equal rights for all!!!!! All are created equal!!!!!
The compassion of the GOP never ceases to amaze
The (bleeping) Vagina Police, aka The Republican Party, have decided that they and they alone have the right to decide what your gender is, because they speak for God Almighty!!!
Republicans hate equality.
That is so Christian.
Pointless cruelty
This is a protected class!!!
Oh the lies
I could understand the religious aspect of that. But if you take public tax money you almost have to accept anybody no matter how freaky they might seem to you.
That's funny, I listened to the hearing and heard something entirely different. Yellow journalism at it's finest. If it wasn't for government support WAPO would have no support at all. The country is waking up WAPO. Have fun in the bread line.
This man is a medical DOCTOR🙄🤮
Alright - now all the women can finally get into their shelters! So many men claiming to be women but not living as such were taking the beds of women.
why? This makes no sense at all
The % of the confused who,, never mind the dems are again projecting to a small % of Americans. Even with most of the media going with the company narrative we don't buy it.
Monsters! There isn’t a person’s working for Trump that isn’t a Monster!
The anti Christian approach to government continues with the Trump admin.
Can these bastards get any more bastardly
Apparently he doesn't believe in the mission of HUD and the part of the oath he swore to 'first do no harm.' He's a bloody expletive deleted.
No. This WILL NOT FUCKING HAPPEN. They don't get to do this to anyone. Expect a fight.
Has there ever been a more inept, incompetent HUD Sec'y? I can't believe he ever held a scalpel, either.
Needless cruelty is the guiding principle of the Trump White House.
Why? Why? Why?
The more I listen to him speak the more I think he is an idiot savant.
The cruelty is the point.
Cookies Carson just can’t overcome stupid.
If we could have more of his brain then we will remain pure ...........
What!? Thought one bathroom was good for all? Obama’s biggest accomplishment. What did I miss?
Yes ..take vulnerable people and strip them of what little protection they have...know Carson is only doing Trump's bidding but it only confirms how little character and integrity Tump and his people have
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He's wasted. I'm telling you.
he is not qualified to uphold that position or anything pertaining to it..so it's like there is no one there doing the job of HUD
That’s great, attack the black HUD secretary you racist shltheads!
Ben Oreo Carson must be so proud of his “accomplishments” at HUD Another major league joke of a public servant from the Survivor WH
Good
The cruelty is the point.
The issue with shelters is that often times people can have HIV and give it to anyone or everyone within that shelter. Due to the confidentiality laws surroundings people and their rights, there needs to be something more we can do to make sure all people are safe.
Probably to stop predator men abusing the most vulnerable?
For crying out loud.
A black man is doing this.
“Did you say band bender?”
Of fucking course it would. This administration has clearly signified that it will be nothing short of hostile towards trans people. It disgusts me that anyone finds that acceptable.
Cold and heartless people running this country... and ruining it simultaneously
I stand by women's right to homeless shelters without men in them.
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