Shaun Donovan

In the commencing, there was the Federal Housing Administration, or FHA. It had been developed in 1934, when, as a result of the Depression, the development sector was DOA. The FHA was principally home loan insurance-based, but assisted fund setting up for your next a few many years. In 1965, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, was produced and into which the FHA was absorbed. The Department of Housing and Urban Development then proceeded to fund constructing for single...Read Full Story

by Cheryl Courtney-Evans posted Jan. 31, 2012 "abitchforjustice": Last Sunday I shared with you, my readers (via the National Center for Transgender Equality [NCTE]) the announcement by HUD (the Department of Housing and Urban Development) that they had established a new rule that is calculated to eliminate discrimination against citizens due to sexual orientation or gender identity or expression (whether real or perceived). This rule will affect any housing facility that has any connection...Read Full Story

In a move that will have Christianists and professional Christians shrieking and wailing, the Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (pictured at left) has introduced sweeping new regulations that will afford LGBT citizens and families protections in housing related programs and insurance programs that receive federal funding. Among the areas impacted will be including Section 8 housing, emergency shelters, and other social services, as well as lending for FHA-insured...Read Full Story

by Cheryl Courtney-Evans posted Jan. 29, 2012 (Posted by the National Committee on Transgender Equality [NCTE], Jan. 28, 2012) Today, at the 24th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan announced that they will issue a historic new rule strengthening housing discrimination protections for transgender people. The regulations will be published next week, and go into effect 30 days from then. In his...Read Full Story

On Saturday the Obama Administration announced historic new federal rules that will strengthen housing discrimination protections for transgender and other LGBT people. The new regulations were announced by Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan at the 24th National Conference on LGBT Equality: Creating Change , and will be officially published this coming week. The new rule prohibits owners and operators of federally-funded or federally-insured housing, as well as...Read Full Story