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Ending Housing Discrimination Against LGBT Americans

Ed. Note: This piece is cross-posted from the Department of Housing and Urban Development's official blog . On Saturday, I was proud to speak before the 24th National Gay and Lesbian Task Force “Creating Change” Conference, where I anno ...

HUD Addresses LGBT Housing Discrimination

discrimination. HUD recognized that, under the Fair Housing Act prohibition of sex discrimination, it has authority to pursue complaints from LGBT persons alleging housing discrimination because of non-conformity with gender stereotypes.  HUD accepted and proceeded with enforcement efforts on 114 such complaints, about three times more than in the prior two years. HUD launched a webpage  that includes resources for LGBT victims of housing discrimination. HUD initiated the first nationwide study of LGBT housing discrimination that will provide national data on the nature and extent of housing discrimination against same sex couples. HUD published a rule  that proposes regulatory changes to further ensure LGBT equal access ...

LGBT Housing Discrimination in 2011: A Time for Pride and Action

Last year I visited Spokane, Washington, for a listening session on housing discrimination issues facing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) individuals and families.  After hearing a number of compelling stories, I met Mitch and Michelle ... authority’s definition of family. Mitch and Michelle are not alone.  A recent study  demonstrates how severe the problem of housing discrimination is for transgender and gender non-conforming individuals.  19 percent of the 6,450 respondents ... .S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) and the Obama Administration have taken – and continue to take – groundbreaking steps to protect LGBT families and individuals from housing discrimination.  HUD was founded in 1965 to provide decent housing ...

Let’s Put an End to Housing Discrimination

on rental, sales and lending discrimination based on race, national origin, gender, religion, disability, family status or color.  It includes our partnerships with organizations to educate the AAPI community's housing consumers and providers about ... of the community:  "No, where are you REALLY from?" Discrimination should have no place in America.  For decades, Asians were kept from the United States by discriminatory immigration laws and, when here, from mainstream neighborhoods ... documents into many Asian languages and have used our bilingual hiring authority to ensure we can serve all members of our communities. For a variety of reasons, the Office of Fair Housing & Equal Opportunity receives relatively few discrimination ...

Key Provisions of Health Reform that Take Effect Immediately

1) Small Business Tax Credits Offers tax credits to small businesses to make employee coverage more affordable.  Tax credits of up to 35 percent of premiums will be available to firms that choose to offer coverage.  Effective beginning calendar year 2010.   (Beginning in 2014, the small business tax credits will cover 50 percent of premiums.) 2) No Discrimination Against Children with Pre-Existing Conditions Prohibits new health plans in all markets plus grandfathered group ... in fiscal year 2011. 16) Prohibits Discrimination Based on Salary Prohibits new group health plans from establishing any eligibility rules for health care coverage that have the effect of discriminating in favor of higher wage employees ...

Addressing Pay Discrimination

on pay equity. This meeting, recommended by the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force, provided an opportunity for experts to share current research and learn more about the work happening at the state and local level.  Pay discrimination is not a new problem. On June 10, 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the Equal Pay Act, which sought to end wage discrimination on the basis of sex. At the time, women were paid 59 cents for every dollar earned by men. Almost 50 years later, pay ... from one of the worst recessions in American history, when families are struggling to pay their bills and save for the future, pay inequity only deepens that struggle and hampers our economy’s ability to fully recover. So while pay discrimination ...

Turning the Page on Discrimination at USDA

Cross-posted from the USDA blog. Since my first day as Secretary of Agriculture in January 2009, President Obama and I have made resolving USDA’s troubled civil rights record one of our top priorities.  Today we have taken an important step forward in this work as the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the Claims Settlement Act of 2010 to finally allow USDA to turn the page on past discrimination against black farmers.  The inequities many faced are well-documented and affirmed in the courts; however, the question of compensation has lingered. The Claims Settlement Act will allow those that have been waiting to get the relief they deserve and have long been promised. USDA has worked with Congress to include strong ...

Statement by the NSC Spokesman Mike Hammer on the Resolution on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women at the U.N. Human Rights Council

The United States welcomes the adoption today by the United Nations Human Rights Council of a resolution addressing the elimination of discrimination against women.  Most significantly, this resolution establishes a working group of five independent experts from different regions of the world who will work with governments and civil society to identify and promote steps to eliminate laws and practices that discriminate against women, and to advise governments on how to promote gender equality ... in seeking an end to discrimination against all women everywhere. ...

Conference Call to Discuss Presidential Memorandum Regarding Federal Benefits and Non-Discrimination

  TODAY: Conference Call to Discuss Presidential Memorandum Regarding Federal Benefits and Non-Discrimination Today at 3:00PM EDT, OPM Director John Berry will hold an on the record conference call with reporters to discuss President Obama’s Presidential Memorandum regarding federal benefits and non-discrimination. The President will sign the memorandum and deliver remarks in the Oval Office today at 5:45PM EDT. An RSVP is required to participate in the call. What:              Conference call with OPM Director John Berry to discuss President Obama’s         Presidential Memorandum regarding federal benefits and non-discrimination When:              Today, June 17th at 3:00PM EDT How:               Interested reporters should RSVP ...

Fact Sheet Presidential Memorandum on Federal Benefits and Non Discrimination

  THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary __________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                          June 17, 2009 Fact Sheet: Presidential Memorandum on Federal Benefits and Non-Discrimination In an Oval Office event later today, President Barack Obama will sign a Presidential Memorandum on Federal Benefits and Non-Discrimination.  The Memorandum follows a review by the Director ... it unlawful to discriminate against federal employees or applicants for federal employment on the basis of factors not related to job performance. ##   ...