HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan at the 2012 Creating Change Conference

On Saturday, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan announced at the annual Creating Change Conference on LGBT Equality some new changes in HUD policies that will make discriminating against LGBT people and relationships with HUD funding illegal. Think Progress writes:

Under the new guidelines, any program that receives funding or insurance through HUD will be prohibited from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, including Section 8 housing, emergency shelters, and other social services, as well as lending for FHA-insured mortgage financing. In addition, all such programs will now be required to recognize same-sex and otherwise LGBT families — regardless of their marital status or the adoption status of their children — to ensure they can stay together as a family unit when accessing HUD resources.

These new rules are important and necessary, but it’s the enforcement that will make them effective.

The day before Donovan’s speech, members of FIERCE (a NYC LGBTQ youth of color organization) “mic checked” a panel of Obama Administration officials at Creating Change. Their message: LGBT youth of color care about ending militarization/war, mass incarceration, and immigration reform.

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