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      LGBTQ Advocates Applaud HUD Reversal of Trump Anti-Trans Shelter Rule

      LGBTQ Advocates Applaud HUD Reversal of Trump Anti-Trans Shelter Rule

      "This is a decision that will save lives and help transgender people experiencing homelessness receive the assistance they need."

      Brett Wilkins
      Apr 22, 2021

      LGBTQ advocates on Thursday hailed a decision by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to withdraw a proposed Trump administration rule that would have allowed federally funded single-sex shelters to deny unhoused transgender people refuge in facilities matching their gender identity.

      "Today, we are taking a critical step in affirming HUD's commitment that no person be denied access to housing or other critical services because of their gender identity. HUD is open for business for all."
      --HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge

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      Ocasio-Cortez Amendment Takes Aim at 'Racist, Classist' Attack on Fair Housing by Trump

      Ocasio-Cortez Amendment Takes Aim at 'Racist, Classist' Attack on Fair Housing by Trump

      "We must hinder President Trump's efforts to segregate communities and to discriminate against Black and Brown homeowners and renters."

      Eoin Higgins
      Jul 30, 2020

      Two amendments introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that would stop the White House's push to override regulations aimed at reducing segregation in U.S. housing are receiving renewed attention after the congresswoman fired back at President Donald Trump Wednesday for a pair of tweets she termed "racist, classist nonsense."

      "We must hinder President Trump's efforts to segregate communities and to discriminate against Black and Brown homeowners and renters," Ocasio-Cortez toldBloomberg CityLab later Wednesday. "We cannot return to the days of redlining and white flight."

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      'Racist, Classist Garbage': Trump Brags to Suburbia About His Repeal of Housing Desegregation Rule

      'Racist, Classist Garbage': Trump Brags to Suburbia About His Repeal of Housing Desegregation Rule

      "This is blatant racism from the President of the United States," said Sen. Elizabeth Warren. "And it's disgusting."

      Jake Johnson
      Jul 29, 2020

      In a pair of tweets one advocacy group denounced as "racist, classist garbage," President Donald Trump on Wednesday boasted that he is working to prevent construction of low-income housing in the suburbs by repealing an Obama-era rule aimed at combating persistent racial segregation in those communities.

      "I am happy to inform all of the people living their Suburban Lifestyle Dream that you will no longer be bothered or financially hurt by having low-income housing built in your neighborhood," Trump tweeted. "Your housing prices will go up based on the market, and crime will go down. I have rescinded the Obama-Biden AFFH Rule. Enjoy!"

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