The proposal in the federal registry would replace “gender” and “gender identity” with “sex” as defined by Trump’s January, 2025 executive order.
A new rule proposed by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in the Federal register would roll back protections for gender identity and sexual orientation in nearly 50 housing regulations, replacing “gender” and “gender identity” with “sex” and granting providers the right to request evidence to verify sex for single-sex facilities.
HousingWire reports that the rollback defines sex by standards laid out in President Donald Trump’s January 2025 executive order, “Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government,” and is “drawing criticism from affordable housing advocates who say the changes could further marginalize vulnerable communities.”
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