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Dear John,

I’ll keep it short, we are less than a week away from the close of the public comment period to oppose Trump’s proposed discriminatory housing rule that would put trans people seeking shelter at risk. And we need you to submit a commit today. The administration has to read every comment before finalizing a rule, and your comment will make a difference in this fight.

Tell HUD, Housing Saves Lives

Submit a comment before the deadline.

TAKE ACTION

Right now, the Department of Housing and Urban Development is trying to gut the Equal Access rule, making it harder to ensure the safety of trans people in need of shelter. We're in the middle of a global pandemic when the need for safe housing is more important than ever. Yet the Trump administration is using this moment to attack people experiencing homelessness and advance a transphobic agenda. Absolutely not. Let’s show them that we will not allow this blatant discrimination to move forward. Can you make sure your comment is submitted in time?

Housing saves lives, which is why we need to ensure trans people can access publicly funded shelters when they need them, without discrimination.Keep fighting back against the Trump administration and submit your comment now.

Sincerely,
Sarah Hassmer
Pronouns: she/her/ella

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From: Sarah Hassmer
Date: September 1, 2020 9:54 AM
Subject: Tell Trump: Sex Discrimination in Housing Has No Home Here

Dear John,

In June, the Trump administration moved to gut health care protections for trans people. And now, the Trump administration is yet again going after critical protections meant to ensure the safety of trans people—in this case when they’re in need of a homeless shelter funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Help us fight back against this cruel proposal by submitting a comment now. The administration is required by law to read every single comment submitted that is distinct, so make sure when submitting your comment to add personalized information like a story, statistic, or thoughts.

Tell the Trump Administration Sex Discrimination in Housing Has No Home Here

Send a comment to HUD opposing their rule to gut the Equal Access Rule so we can protect trans people from discrimination in housing.

TAKE ACTION

The Obama administration’s Equal Access Rule requires HUD-funded shelters to provide access to shelter based on someone’s gender identity, providing a critical protection from discrimination for trans people experiencing homelessness, including those seeking access to shelter to escape violence, family rejection, or natural disasters.

But Trump’s HUD is now proposing a rule that would gut the Equal Access Rule and promote sex discrimination on multiple fronts. First, the proposed rule would allow HUD-funded single-sex shelters to establish an accommodations policy based on biological sex, without regard to one’s gender identity. This would encourage widespread discrimination when trans people need help the most, when they are without a roof over their heads. Second, the proposed rule would let shelters make a “good faith” assessment of an individual’s sex based on sex stereotyping—considering physical characteristics like the presence of facial hair, height, and the presence of an Adam’s apple. This would lead to discrimination against transgender people and anyone who does not conform to the shelter’s sex stereotypes of what a woman looks like. The current Equal Access Rule provides critical safety in HUD-funded programs, and Trump’s proposed rule change would leave trans people less safe and more at risk, especially during a global health crisis and an epidemic of violence against trans people that disproportionately impacts trans women of color.

We all pay the price when it comes to government-sanctioned sex discrimination. Will you fight with us and let the administration know you reject their attempts to discriminate?

Together, we can fight this attack on trans people.

Sincerely,
Sarah Hassmer
(she/her/hers)
Senior Counsel, Income Security
National Women's Law Center

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