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HUD Study Confirms Equality Still Needed

June 21, 2013 | Categories: News, Press Release, Publications | Tags: Fair Housing Act, gender identity, HUD, LGBT, lgbt equality, sexual orientation, Transgender, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Discriminatory Treatment Found Towards LGBT Community in Housing Market


FHC: Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act Should Be Expanded

May 23, 2012 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: Fair Housing Act, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, gender expression, gender identity, HUD, LGBT, MDCR, Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, Michigan fair housing centers, Senator Rebekah Warren, sexual orientation

Here’s the testimony we presented at the MDCR public hearing to amend #Elliott-Larsen. #lgbt #fairhousing


April 11th- An Important Day in our Nation’s History

April 11, 2012 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: civil rights, Fair Housing Act, Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, fair housing month, HUD, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Today is the anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1968. Is your life different because of this legislation? #fhcmichigan


NAACP, ACLU, HRC, NFHA and Many More Sign on to HOME Letter

October 19, 2011 | Categories: Fair Housing Law, News | Tags: ACLU, Fair Housing Act, gender, HOME, HRC, marital status, NAACP, sexual orientation, source of income

Read the sign on letter supporting the Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) legislation, introduced by Senator John Kerry on September 22, 2011. The sign on letter is one of strong support by various housing and civil rights organizations across the country, including the NAACP, ACLU, HRC, and NFHA. The Housing Opportunities Made Equal (HOME) Act […]


New Protections Proposed for LGBT Individuals

September 26, 2011 | Categories: News | Tags: civil rights, fair housing, Fair Housing Act, gender, gender identity, HUD, LGBT, marital status, sexual orientation, source of income, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

Advocate.com Kerry, Nadler Propose Fair Housing Bill for LGBTs The Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act, or HOME Act, would amend existing federal law to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in housing and credit. By Andrew Harmon Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts has introduced federal legislation to expressly prohibit anti-LGBT […]


HUD Acts Against Pregnancy Discrimination

June 9, 2011 | Categories: News, Press Release | Tags: Fair Housing Act, HUD, maternity leave, pregnancy, sex

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Wednesday, June 01, 2011 HUD No. 11-108, Shantae Goodloe, (202) 708-0685 HUD ACTS AGAINST PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION IN HOME MORTGAGES Actions involve settlement with compensation for victims, and enforcement action WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today


Historical Moment Video: The Signing of the Fair Housing Act, April 11, 1968

April 12, 2011 | Categories: Media | Tags: Fair Housing Act, fair housing month, President Johnson, video

April 11, 1968: LBJ signs federal Fair Housing Act


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