{"id":1521451,"date":"2022-06-18T06:34:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T10:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1521451"},"modified":"2022-06-18T06:34:48","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T10:34:48","slug":"maine-rules-in-favor-of-dude-seeking-to-be-housed-with-women-in-senior-care-facility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maine-rules-in-favor-of-dude-seeking-to-be-housed-with-women-in-senior-care-facility\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Rules in Favor of Dude Seeking to Be Housed With Women in Senior Care Facility"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaine-rules-in-favor-of-dude-seeking-to-be-housed-with-women-in-senior-care-facility%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1521451&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>A Maine senior assisted living facility has agreed to establish policies and procedures regarding LGBTQ seniors following a discrimination case brought against a Jonesport facility by a 79-year-old biological male who identifies as transgender.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Marie King filed the complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission (MHRC) in October of 2021, alleging that Sunrise Assisted Living refused to admit King because King is transgender. King would have requested to be housed either with another female resident, or in a private room. King&#8217;s insurance did not provide for private accommodations. The facility was concerned that a female resident would object to be roomed with a biological male.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\"><\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-news\/nursing-home-settles-historic-transgender-discrimination-complaint-rcna33676\">NBC News<\/a>, the complaint marks what is believed to be the first of its kind in the US.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>While the settlement doesn\u2019t set a binding legal president, legal experts expect the case to raise awareness to similar facilities in the state that they must abide by state and federal discrimination laws regarding transgender individuals, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-news\/nursing-home-settles-historic-transgender-discrimination-complaint-rcna33676\">NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>In a video conference meeting held on Monday based in Augusta, the MHRC approved the the terms of the settlement, which as negotiated by the commission, the Adult Family Care Homes of Maine, which runs nine assisted living facilities in the state of Maine, and GLBTQ Legal Advocates &#038; Defenders (GLAD), a Boston-based non-profit legal organization.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m thrilled to see this positive outcome,&#8221; King said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glad.org\/post\/transgender-woman-reaches-landmark-settlement-with-maine-assisted-living-facility-that-denied-her-a-room\/\">statement<\/a> issued through her GLAD attorneys. &#8220;I believe the new policies will keep others from experiencing mistreatment and will help people understand that transgender people are only seeking to be treated with dignity and respect like anyone else.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Adult Family Care Homes of Maine continues to deny having discriminated against King, and did not admit guilt as part of the settlement.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>The organization has pledged to adopt a new policy banning the discrimination of transgender people looking to live in their facilities, and will also require staff attend a training conducted by SAGECare on how to better serve the population.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Doe-v-Sal-Public-Complaint.pdf\">complaint<\/a>, King alleged that Sunrise Assisted Living had discriminated against King\u2019s gender identity in the application process.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>King suffered a major medical event in March of 2021, and medical staff determined that King could not &#8220;safely return&#8221; to King\u2019s current assisted living facility &#8220;because of trauma she had experienced there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>A hospital social worker began searching for a new assisted living facility for King to live in, and came in contact with an administrator at Sunrise.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Amidst the referral and application process, the social worker informed the administrator that King is transgender.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>The complaint claimed that the administrator shortly after informed the social worker that King\u2019s application was being declined due to concerns over King being housed with a female roommate.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;Upon information and belief, although Sunrise regularly and consistently places women in semi-private rooms with other women, it refused to do so for [King]. because she is a woman who is transgender,&#8221; the complaint stated.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>The social worker then informed King that the application had been denied because of King\u2019s gender identity. King eventually found a space at a different facility in July of 2021.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/20220613_King-v-Sunrise-Investigators-Report.pdf\">MHRC investigator\u2019s report<\/a>, it states that the Sunrise administrator expressed concerns with King being housed with a biological female roommate, with the administrator stating that if anything was said about King\u2019s gender identity during the conversation with the social worker, &#8220;it was just that she was worried about Complainant\u2019s wellbeing if a potential female roommate was not accepting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>During this conversation, the administrator told the social worker that King\u2019s health insurance would not pay for a private room, and the social worker had said that King needed a private room. No private rooms were open at that time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>The facility argued that King was not denied housing, because the application for the facility was not completed in the first place.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;However, to do so would have been futile when Respondent had made clear that this would not be a safe and appropriate placement for Complainant,&#8221; the investigator\u2019s report stated.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>&#8220;Complainant has shown that Respondent\u2019s statement was, clearly, a motivating factor in determining whether or not she would be a good fit for the Premises,&#8221; it continued.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>The investigator\u2019s report concluded that &#8220;discrimination on the basis of sex and sexual orientation or gender identity is found.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/glad-afch-joint-statement.pdf\">joint statement<\/a>, GLAD and Adult Family Care Homes of Maine said that &#8220;the parties hope that the positive resolution of this matter will lead long-term care facilities across the country to adopt policies that ensure that transgender older adults, indeed all older adults, will be treated with dignity and respect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>In the new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.glad.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/adfch-policy.pdf\">Adult Family Care Homes policy<\/a> regarding transgender individuals, it states that the organization will treat transgender application in accordance with their gender identity.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>Room placement and all services provided in these facilities will be done so in accordance with their gender identity, not based on their biological sex.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>The policy also states that &#8220;staff should always know and use the pronoun that their clients use for themselves, even [when] the client if not within earshot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-v-f313b7e6=\"\">\n<p>In terms of room placement, if a roommate expressed concerns regarding having a transgender roommate, staff are required to inform the party with complaints about the Adult Family Care Homes\u2019 policy regarding nondiscrimination.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Maine senior assisted living facility has agreed to establish policies and procedures regarding LGBTQ seniors following a discrimination case brought against a Jonesport facility by a 79-year-old biological<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1521451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1521451"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1521451\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1521451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1521451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1521451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}