press release issued Wednesday.Although HUD claims it will not allow discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, LGBTQ+ activists say the new rule will lead to trans people being turned away, trans women being forced into housing for men, or trans men into housing for women.
It would also affect gender-nonconforming and nonbinary people.The revised rule, which is subject to a 60-day period of public comment before becoming final, has been in the works for more than a year.