365 Gay News » housing discrimination

Housing department issues policy on LGBT discrimination

logointern1 — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:15:31 +0000

In keeping with the recent Obama Administration push to equalize policies among federal agencies, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced a new policy to address(...)

Salt Lake City: Laws banning employment, housing discrimination of gays begin

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:30:53 +0000

(Salt Lake City) Salt Lake City’s landmark ordinances to protect gays from discrimination in housing and employment have taken effect.

Mayor Ralph Becker was joined by gay-rights advocates at(...)

HUD seeks help with anti-gay discrimination study

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:28:34 +0000

(Chicago) When federal officials studied housing discrimination based on race, the setup was simple: They sent in testers of different backgrounds and gauged how landlords and real estate agents treated people of color compared with whites. As the government prepares a first-ever study of housing discrimination against gays, however, the issue is more complex. How [...]

Utah delays gay anti-dicrimination ban

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:00:57 +0000

(Salt Lake City) Utah lawmakers will not consider a law that would ban discrimination against gay men and lesbians in the workplace and in housing, and will instead spend the next year studying(...)

HRC statement on Mormon church and gay rights

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:28:10 +0000

From HRC:

Today the LDS church announced its support for an inclusive anti-discrimination law in Salt Lake City.

STATEMENT FROM HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN RELIGION AND FAITH PROGRAM DIRECTOR(...)

Neff: Fairness for gay families

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:54:39 +0000

They were known to their neighbors as Sister Tricia and Sister Keya.

They were not sisters, as in siblings or nuns. They were partners of more than 15 years and they were making a difference in(...)

Fed housing dept will ensure LGBT inclusion

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 21:54:06 +0000

From the Department of Housing and Urban Development:

(Washington) U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced a series of proposals to ensure that HUD’s core(...)

Gay activists: Marriage secondary to basic rights

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:30:26 +0000

(Clayton, Mo.) Gay marriage and gays in the military may dominate the headlines, but activists in many states say their fight is much more fundamental: basic rights and protections against(...)

Pennsylvania gay rights bill tied up in committee

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:35:51 +0000

(Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) Legislation prohibiting discrimination on the bases of sexual orientation and gender identity or expression in housing, employment, and public accommodations is(...)

Ballot Measure Would Cancel Gainesville LGBT Protections

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:51:53 +0000

(Gainesville, Florida) A social conservative voters group opposed to a Gainesville law protecting the rights of transpeople in employment and housing has mounted a repeal effort that could terminate rights of all LGBT people in the city. On Tuesday, Citizens for Good Public Policy turned in more than the required number of signatures to have [...]