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Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections
Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections: A Critical Need for LGBT PeopleKathleen LaToschApril 20, 2012
Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections
Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections
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Cities in Michigan with Human Rights Ordinances
Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections
In a 2007 study by the Michigan Fair Housing Centers to explore the level of discrimination experienced by LGBT people, 30% of same-sex couples reported being treated differently from similarly situated heterosexual couples.
Specifically, they were: l
• Verbally harassed• Shown less desirable units• Quoted higher rates• Outright refused the opportunity to
rent a property
Why do Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People Need to be Classified as a Protected Class?
Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections
The LGBT community is a miniature replica of its local demographic profile.
Why do Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People Need to be Classified as a Protected Class?
Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections
The LGBT community is a miniature replica of its local demographic profile.
Why do Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People Need to be Classified as a Protected Class?
Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections
The LGBT community is a miniature replica of its local demographic profile.
Why do Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People Need to be Classified as a Protected Class?
Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections
The LGBT community is a miniature replica of its local demographic profile.
Why do Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People Need to be Classified as a Protected Class?
Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections
The LGBT community is a miniature replica of its local demographic profile.
Why do Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People Need to be Classified as a Protected Class?
Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections
Released in February of 2011 by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, this groundbreaking report details the results of interviews and surveys with 6,450 people from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is the most complete portrait of discrimination faced by transgender and gender-nonconforming people to date.
Transgender Discrimination
Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections
19% reported being refused a home or apartment.
Transgender Discrimination
Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections
LGBT older adults consistently cite discrimination and/or mistreatment in residential facilities as a top concern.
In a summit held in April of 2011, The LGBT Older Adult Coalition of Michigan found that housing was the topmost concern among soon-to-be retired LGBT older adults.
LGBT Older Adult Housing Concerns
Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections
• Fear of discrimination, harassment, abuse – at the hands of facility staff and existing residents
• Isolation• Spousal impoverishment
Step 1: Eliminate discrimination
Step 2: Develop LGBT culturally competent care
LGBT Older Adult HousingConcerns
Understanding the Expanding Umbrella of Fair Housing Protections
Fact sheets on LGBTQ Youth in Major Metropolitan AreasInjustice at Every Turn: A Report of the National Transgender Discrimination Survey Inclusive Services for LGBT Older AdultsOuting Age 2010 State Nondiscrimination Laws in the U.S. (January 2012) Sexual Orientation and Housing Discrimination in Michigan
Links to these organizations:The LGBT Older Adult Coalition of MichiganNational Gay and Lesbian Task ForceNational Coalition for the HomelessThe National Resource Center on LGBT AgingThe Ruth Ellis CenterSAGE
For more information / available in your resources packet:
THANK YOU!
To follow up with the speaker:Kathleen LaToschLaTosch [email protected]
Presentations will be available at www.ncrc.org/conference by April 30, 2012
