{"id":446250,"date":"2021-04-23T15:05:46","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T19:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=446250"},"modified":"2021-04-23T15:05:49","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T19:05:49","slug":"biden-administration-walks-back-regulation-protecting-single-sex-homeless-shelters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-walks-back-regulation-protecting-single-sex-homeless-shelters\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Administration Walks Back Regulation Protecting Single-Sex Homeless Shelters"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fbiden-administration-walks-back-regulation-protecting-single-sex-homeless-shelters%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=446250&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><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fb_image-3479.jpeg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>The Biden administration\u00a0is cracking down on single-sex homeless shelters in a move that critics say will harm religious shelters and present a threat to women&#8217;s safety.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Housing and Urban Development said Thursday that it will roll back a Trump administration policy that it said &#8220;would have allowed for HUD-sanctioned, federally funded discrimination against transgender people.&#8221; The policy change requires shelters to accomodate individuals regardless of sex or gender orientation. Any shelter that receives grant money from the department&#8217;s\u00a0Office of Community Planning and Development is required to comply with the policy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Transgender and gender non-conforming people report more instances of housing instability and homelessness than cis-gender people,&#8221; Secretary Marcia Fudge\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hud.gov\/press\/press_releases_media_advisories\/HUD_No_21_069\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. &#8220;Today, we are taking a critical step in affirming HUD&#8217;s commitment that no person be denied access to housing or other critical services because of their gender identity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The policy rollback is part of the Biden administration&#8217;s larger effort to walk back protections for religious freedom instituted under the Trump administration.<\/p>\n<p>Religious homeless shelters, many of which operate based on the sex of the homeless individuals, could see their access to the funding cut off if they do not recognize the department&#8217;s decision to prioritize gender identity over biological sex.\u00a0Religious liberty groups accused the Biden administration of using federal power to punish religious organizations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Biden administration has abandoned women and girls under the guise of being \u2018inclusive,'&#8221; said Kate Anderson, senior counsel for the Alliance Defending Freedom.<\/p>\n<p>The department told reporters that it will revert to a 2016 Obama administration rule that requires shelters to accommodate individuals based on their gender identity. In 2020, the Trump administration issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.federalregister.gov\/documents\/2020\/07\/24\/2020-14718\/making-admission-or-placement-determinations-based-on-sex-in-facilities-under-community-planning-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">guidance<\/a>\u00a0that allowed shelters to accommodate individuals based on biological sex. If an individual could not be accommodated, the shelter was required to provide transfer recommendations to other homeless shelters.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson said the policy change could cause religious homeless shelters to come under financial pressure, as their access to federal funding is threatened if they do not conform. The Alliance Defending Freedom pointed to a case involving a women&#8217;s homeless shelter that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sitnews.us\/0919News\/093019\/093019_womens_shelter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sent<\/a> an intoxicated man to the hospital instead of letting him stay there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some of the faith-based organizations we&#8217;ve represented in court have faced hostility\u2014and even the threat of closure\u2014by government officials who disagree with their religious beliefs,&#8221; Anderson said. &#8220;Unfortunately, HUD&#8217;s policy reversal promises to multiply those threats and pit the federal government against the shelters and ministries\u2014across the nation\u2014that are effectively and compassionately meeting the needs of our nation&#8217;s most vulnerable populations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Transgender-rights activist groups praised the decision.\u00a0&#8220;The Biden administration is living up to its commitment to protect transgender people from discrimination,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/biden-admin-scraps-trump-era-proposal-limit-trans-protections-shelters-n1265010\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, deputy executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality. &#8220;This is a decision that will save lives and help transgender people experiencing homelessness receive the assistance they need.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden administration\u00a0is cracking down on single-sex homeless shelters in a move that critics say will harm religious shelters and present a threat to women&#8217;s safety. 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