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HUD: We Will Now Fully Enforce FHA to Prohibit LGBT Discrimination

February 18, 2021 | Categories: About the FHC | Tags: Fair Housing Act, gender identity, HUD, LGBT, lgbtq, sexual orientation, Transgender

Sexual orientation and gender identity are now officially included in “sex” discrimination under the Fair Housing Act. While our office has been acting under this assumption for decades, we both applaud and are hopeful for what this official declaration means for our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming community members. Jeanine M. Worden, Acting […]

FHC Contributes to HUD’s First LGBTQ Housing Discrimination Study

June 7, 2017 | Categories: About the FHC, Gender Identity, LGBTQ, News, Publications, Sexual Orientation | Tags: Fair Housing Act, gender identity, HUD, LGBT, lgbtq, sexual orientation, Transgender, Urban Institute

The groundbreaking work of the Fair Housing Center of Southeast & Mid Michigan was acknowledged in a new study titled “Paired-Testing Pilot Study of Housing Discrimination against Same-Sex Couples and Transgender Individuals.” The HUD-funded Urban Institute study tested for discrimination against same-sex and transgender individuals and advanced recommendations for future research and fair housing practitioners. […]

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

Fact Sheet on HUD’s Equal Access Rule

June 12, 2013 | Categories: News, Publications | Tags: Equal Access Rule, equality, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, gender identity, HUD, LGBT, lgbt equality, marital status, sexual orientation, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

In March, 2012, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released new regulations to ensure equality for LGBT people in housing. HUD published a rule (discussed here previously) that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or marital status in HUD housing and programs (any housing providers that receive HUD funding, have loans insured by […]

Associate Director Presents at HUD-FHEO Training

June 11, 2013 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: Civil Rights Agenda, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, FHEO-HUD, Illinois Dept. of Human Rights, Kristen Cuhran, LGBT, sexual orientation

On Tuesday, May 22nd, Fair Housing Center of Southeastern Michigan Associate Director Kristen Cuhran presented at the “Fair Housing Region V 2013 FHAP Partnership Training” held at John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Ms. Cuhran was part of a panel titled “HUD’s LGBT Guidance and State/Local Enforcement of LGBT Anti-Discrimination”. Kristen presented on the testing […]

Michigan Radio Interviews FHC’s Kristen Cuhran

May 1, 2013 | Categories: About FHC, News | Tags: discrimination, gender identity, housing, LGBT, Michigan Radio, sexual harrassment, sexual orientation, tester, testing

New Michigan Radio Series Looks at Legal LGBT Discrimination in Michigan – FHC staff Kristen Cuhran interviewed.

HUD Enforces LGBT Rule for First Time

January 3, 2013 | Categories: News, Press Release | Tags: gender identity, lending, LGBT, mortgage, sexual orientation, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

In a historic move, the Office of Housing and Urban Development settled its first action against a lender regarding the Equal Access Rule. The Rule (Equal Access to Housing in HUD Programs Regardless of Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity) “prohibits lenders from basing eligibility determinations for mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) […]

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

Michigan Agency Receives $185K for Fair Housing Education on Hate Crimes, LGBT Issues

February 10, 2012 | Categories: News | Tags: gender identity, HUD, LGBT, marital status, MDCR, Michigan Department of Civil Rights, sexual orientation, US Department of Housing and Urban Development

According to yesterday’s HUD press release, the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) received $185,000 to help communities and housing providers to better understand their fair housing rights and responsibilities, including the new regulation (reported on here yesterday) which ensures that HUD housing and programs are open to all families, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, […]

HUD Housing Programs Require A New -More Inclusive- Definition of Family

February 6, 2012 | Categories: About FHC, Press Release | Tags: Fair Housing Center of Metropolitan Detroit, fair housing center of southeastern michigan, Fair Housing Center of Southwest Michigan, Fair Housing Center of West Michigan, family, gender identity, household, HUD, LGBT, sexual orientation

A new rule (discussed here a little over a year ago) regarding the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) core housing programs [rental assistance and home ownership programs, which include HUD’s Federal Housing Administration (FHA) mortgage insurance programs, community development programs, and public and assisted housing programs] is set to be published this week. The rule, which will go […]