Legislation

2020-14718

HUD Rule of Equal Access concerning transgender individuals.  The proposed rule would require any determination of sex by the shelter provider to be based on a good faith belief, and require the shelter provider to provide transfer recommendations if a person is of the sex not accommodated by the shelter and in some other circumstances.  HUD has opened the proposed rule change for public comment until September 22, 2020.  The following links are also resources.

FR-6152-P-01 Making Admission or Placement Determinations Based on Sex in Facilities Under Community Planning and Development Housing Programs

Injustice at Every Turn: a Report for the National Transgender Discrimination Survey

Press Release from HUD for Equal Access Rule Change

Proposed Modification Rule