|
|
WINDY CITY TIMES
|
|---|
|
|
|
Quigley statement on HUD announcement of enforcement of Fair Housing Act
--From a press release
2021-02-11
|
|
This article shared 829 times since Thu Feb 11, 2021
|
|
Chicago, IL — Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05), a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, released a statement after the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that they will immediately begin to enforce Fair Housing Act protections to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The announcement comes in the wake of President Joe Biden's executive order to prevent and combat sexual orientation and gender identity-based discrimination, and the Supreme Court decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, which held that workplace prohibitions on sex discrimination include discrimination because of sexual orientation and gender identity.
"For the past four years I have fought alongside LGBTQ and housing activists against a Trump-Carson HUD that was committed to enabling discrimination, prejudice, and bigotry. Today's announcement, in the first weeks of the Biden administration, is a declaration that LGBTQ rights are human rights and that housing discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual orientation is unacceptable and should be relegated to the shameful past," said Quigley. "There is more work to be done to repair the damage of the last four years, but this is a significant step into a more just future that we can be proud of."
During HUD Secretary Ben Carson's tenure, Quigley confronted him time and again on his Department's homophobic and transphobic policies, culminating in Quigley calling for Carson's resignation in June of last year. Additionally, during Carson's tenure, Quigley:
-Repeatedly confronted Carson over his attacks on LGBTQ Americans including his attacks on LGBTQ housing resources, his failure to protect LGBTQ youth, and his discrimination against LGBTQ Americans
-Introduced a resolution condemning Carson's transphobic history
-Invited Carson to meet with LGBTQ activists in Chicago
-Led a letter to Carson on his failure to meet the deadline for review of crucial LGBT nondiscrimination guidance documents
Quigley said, "No one should ever have had to worry that they may be forced to go without a roof over their heads because of who they are or who they love. I am hopeful that President Biden's executive order, the Bostock v Clayton County decision, and HUD's announcement today will mean that no one ever has to carry that fear ever again." |
|
|
|
This article shared 829 times since Thu Feb 11, 2021
|
|
|
| ARTICLES YOU MIGHT LIKE |
|---|
| 
|  | POLITICS
U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos to step down 2021-05-03
- U.S. Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Illinois) announced she would retire from Congress after this term, Politico reported. Bustos had stepped down from leading the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee after shepherding the ...
| 
| | WORLD Caribbean group, hate crime, 'Queen of the Pacific,' volcano wedding 2021-05-02
- A Caribbean advocacy group launched a fund to help LGBTQ people who have been impacted by the eruption of a volcano on the island of St. Vincent, The Washington Blade reported. The Eastern Caribbean Alliance for ...
| 
| | NATIONAL Black trans candidate, travel case, trans death, CEO fired 2021-05-02
- RuPaul's Drag Race alum Honey Mahogany—who currently holds a vice-chair seat in her local County Central Committee—announced that she will be seeking the role of chair of the San Francisco Democratic Party when current Party Chair ...
| 
| | Coalition of aldermen announces Chicago City Council's Democratic Socialist Caucus 2021-05-01
- Chicago, Illinois (May 1, 2021) — Today, five aldermen announced the formal creation of the Democratic Socialist Caucus of the Chicago City Council. The founding members of the caucus - Aldermen Daniel La Spata (1), Jeanette ...
| 
| | Victory Institute launches LGBTQ political history website 2021-04-30
--From a press release - Washington, DC — Today LGBTQ Victory Institute — the only organization dedicated to identifying and supporting LGBTQ public leaders — released its new website "Pride & Progress: A history of LGBTQ political power in the United ...
| 
| | Former, current Chicago aldermen facing multiple charges 2021-04-29
- On April 29, former 22nd Ward Ald. Ricardo Munoz was indicted on federal charges alleging he spent cash from a political fund he controlled on sports tickets, travel, meals and other personal expenses, The Chicago Tribune ...
|
| | LGBTQ appointments in 100 days of Biden/Harris administration off to a historic start 2021-04-29
--From a press release - Washington, DC — One-hundred days into his presidency, President Joe Biden has appointed at least 200 known LGBTQ appointees to his administration, exponentially more than any other president at this point in their administration. Among them ...
|
| | Mayor Lightfoot announces launch of Open Chicago 2021-04-29
--From a press release - CHICAGO — Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot today announced the launch of Open Chicago, the latest initiative to safely and fully reopen the city. Open Chicago's initial programming will feature activated, re-imagined, and pop-up spaces for Chicago ...
|
| | HRC celebrates advancements in LGBTQ rights over Pres. Biden's first 100 days 2021-04-29
--From a press release - WASHINGTON, DC — Today marks the 100th day of President Joseph R. Biden's presidency. In response, Alphonso David, President of the Human Rights Campaign, released the following statement celebrating the many steps the Biden Administration has ...
|
| | National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund reacts to joint address by President Biden 2021-04-29
- Statement from Kierra Johnson, ED, National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund: "Tonight, the President laid out a broad agenda that would improve the lives of diverse LGBTQ people in this country in so many ways, from ...
| 
| | Yet another governor signs anti-trans bill 2021-04-28
- West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges, The Seattle Times noted. Bills seeking to ban transgender girls from competing ...
| 
| | Hate mail threatening Obamas, Biden, Harris sent to DuSable 2021-04-28
- The Secret Service is investigating six threatening letters sent to the DuSable Museum of African American History that mention President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and the Obama family, among others, The Chicago Tribune reported. ...
|
| | More than 400 major U.S. corporations register unprecedented support for Equality Act 2021-04-27
--From a press release - WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Business Coalition for the Equality Act (https://www.hrc.org/resources/business-coalition-for-equality) announced it has grown to include more than 400 major U.S. corporations (including dozens ...
| 
| | New Center for Applied Transgender Studies responds to trans misinformation 2021-04-27
- Combatting bad information and promoting accurate education on transgender issues are the focuses at the Center for Applied Transgender Studies, which officially opened March 31. The independent, nonprofit, research organization ...
|
| | AMA to states: Stop interfering in health care of transgender children 2021-04-27
--From a press release - CHICAGO — On April 26, the American Medical Association (AMA) urged governors to oppose state legislation that would prohibit medically necessary gender transition-related care minor patients, calling such efforts "a ...
| | |
|
|
|
|
