http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/feds-housing-programs-must-accept-transgender-homosexual-applicants/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/feds-housing-programs-must-accept-transgender-homosexual-applicants/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:24:20 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124530 LifeSiteNews.com: The Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) proposed a new rule on Thursday that defines “family” as at least two people living together “regardless of marital status, or actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity,” in addition to the surviving partners of AIDS victims who had previously been housed under HUD’s AIDS housing program. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/31/feds-housing-programs-must-accept-transgender-homosexual-applicants/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/aclu-new-hud-rule-delivers-for-lgbt-americans/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/aclu-new-hud-rule-delivers-for-lgbt-americans/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:39:21 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=124344 American Civil Liberties Union: Among the key requirements of the rule is a prohibition on inquires regarding sexual orientation or gender identity, as well as a prohibition on using sexual orientation or gender identity as grounds for decision-making in Federal Housing Administration (FHA) programs. Additionally, the rule brings the definition of “eligible families” into the 21st century by including those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT). ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/30/aclu-new-hud-rule-delivers-for-lgbt-americans/feed/ 0