Ben Carson Thinks Hell Will Break Loose If Homeless Trans People Have Basic Rights
PoliticsAnother day, another bad story about Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, a man who just wants to have a nice table….. and deprive trans people of basic rights.
On Tuesday, in the midst of his table mutterings, Carson justified his agency’s decision to pull anti-discrimination training materials from HUD’s website, calling the removal a response to women who “were not comfortable” being in a shelter with “somebody who had a very different anatomy.” The materials, as noted in a letter to the HUD secretary written last year by Democratic senators, were developed in consultation with direct service providers to help ensure safe and equal access to shelter for LGBTQ people experiencing homelessness.