HUD Announcement comes as federal agencies implement landmark Supreme Court rulingWASHINGTON—Today the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that it will administer and enforce the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.The guidance follows an executive order by President Biden directing all federal agencies to implement the decision in Bostock v.
Clayton County issued by the U.S. Supreme Court this past summer. The 6-3 ruling found that LGBTQ people are protected against employment discrimination under existing civil rights laws that prohibit sex discrimination.Kasey Suffredini, national campaign director and CEO of Freedom for All Americans, issued the.