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'Dangerous and Disgraceful': HUD Proposal Would Let Homeless Shelters Turn Away Trans People

LGBTQ+ activists from the National Center for Transgender Equality, partner organizations, and their supporters hold a 'We Will Not Be Erased' rally in front of the White House Oct. 22, 2018 in Washington, D.C. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

'Breathtaking Cruelty': Trump WH Unveils Plan That Would Evict Tens of Thousands of Kids From Public Housing

Julia Conley, staff writer

Young residents stand outside of an East Harlem public housing complex on May 19, 2015 in New York City. A new proposal by the Department of Housing and Urban Development could evict tens of thousands of children from public housing, mostly in New York, California, and Texas. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

"Another despicable action by the Trump administration to disrupt communities and separate families."

'Commendable, If Not Overdue': HUD Files Charges Against Facebook for Virtual Redlining

Eoin Higgins, staff writer

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks to an audience in 2018. (Photo: Anthony Quintano, Flickr)

"Using a computer to limit a person's housing choices can be just as discriminatory as slamming a door in someone's face."

In Latest Attack on Fair Housing Act, Carson Moves to Gut Anti-Segregation Rule

Julia Conley, staff writer

Under President Donald Trump, the Housing and Urban Development Department—tasked with ensuring that fair housing practices are followed—has all but abandoned its mission, critics say. (Photo: Culture:Subculture Photography/Flickr/cc)

"Without this rule, communities will not do the work to eliminate discrimination and segregation."

Protesting 'Morally Repugnant' Trump Policies, Poor People's Campaign Demands Action on Housing, Health, and Climate

After Countless Billions Lavished on Wealthy, Trump Plan Would Spike Rents of Poor Americans by 20%

Carson Pulls Tool Used by Officials to Identify Segregation

'Stuff of Slumlords': Carson Plan Would Triple Rent on Poorest Americans

Putting Fair Housing Investigations on Back-Burner, Trump's HUD Abandons Core Mission

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Ben Carson Catches Heat for Cutting 'Free From Discrimination' Promise Out of HUD Mission

While Nation's Poor Face Billions in Cuts, Don't-Make-Public-Housing-Too-Cozy Carson Spends Lavishly at HUD Offices

New Analysis Catalogs Trump's Controversy-Riddled Cabinet-Level Selections

Amid GOP Assault on Safety Net, Trump's HUD Secretary Says Poverty Mostly a "State of Mind"

Trump's Budget Draft Takes Axe to Low Income Housing Funds

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