Feds Model Illinois on LGBT Housing Rights Proposal

By the end of the year, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals won't be shut out of federal housing assistance any longer. In a move praised by gay rights groups yesterday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) unveiled a proposed rule change that would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity in many of the agency's key programs, including government-backed mortgages and public housing. While HUD is still conducting a national study on the topic, a 2007 analysis of 120 fair housing tests in Michigan found that 25 percent of gays faced disparate treatment.

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