""The HUD proposal purportedly 'harmonizes' the department's existing Equal Access regulations with President Donald Trump's anti-transgender executive order he issued on the first day of his second term.""
""The rule change would remove terms like 'gender' and 'gender identity,' replacing them instead with the word 'sex.' Gender is generally understood as 'a social construct expressed and reinforced by norms, behaviors, and roles assigned to people based on their perceived sex.'""
""The change appears to be religiously motivated, as HUD Secretary Scott Turner - a noted Christian nationalist - announced the proposed rule by citing his personal beliefs.""
The Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed a rule that would enable discrimination against transgender individuals in federally funded shelters. This rule aligns with President Trump's executive order, which conflates gender with sex. The proposal replaces terms like 'gender' and 'gender identity' with 'sex,' disregarding the understanding of gender as a social construct. The change is seen as a rollback of protections established during the Obama administration and is reportedly motivated by the personal religious beliefs of HUD Secretary Scott Turner.
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