New Housing Discrimination Rule Protects LGBT Families

The Obama administration's new federal housing regulation that prevents discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation went into effect yesterday, according to the National Center for Transgender Equality. The new rule expands the definition of "family" to protect LGBT families against discrimination and exclusion from U.S. Housing and Urban Development programs. Owners and operators of federally-funded or federally-insured housing, and lenders offering federally-insured mortgages, will no longer be able to discriminate against members of the LGBT community based on a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. For more information, including a guide called "Know Your Rights: Fair Housing and Transgender People," click here. 

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