HUD Sec. Carson says in hearing that a Democratic congressman “might not like” and “probably wouldn’t agree with” the department’s LGBTQ nondiscrimination guidance, if the agency were to provide it. - NBCOUT
Carson responded that the guidance “was pretty much obliterated” by. The secretary added that HUD “concluded that putting that sub-regulatory guidance" regarding anti-LGBTQ discrimination"actually confused the issue." He said his agency — which is responsible for national policy and programs that address America’s housing needs and enforces fair housing laws — was trying to “simplify things” and said the rules still stand and have not been changed.
“From my conversations with many legal experts throughout government, my suspicion is that you would probably dislike the sub-regulatory guidance that would be put up," Carson said."This provides you with considerably more freedom," he added, referring to HUD's lack of specific LGBTQ discrimination guidance.
“I'm suggesting that you might not like the sub-regulatory guidance that was put up,” Carson answered.“Because you probably wouldn't agree with it,” Carson replied.Carson then reiterated that the rules in place “allow people to have a nondiscriminatory atmosphere, and that's what we are trying to achieve.”
When asked by NBC News what Carson meant when he told Quigley he would “probably dislike the sub-regulatory guidance” regarding LGBTQ housing discrimination, a HUD spokesperson said in an email that “the Secretary testified that HUD’s 2016 Equal Access Rule is still in force,” and then provided a link to the rule’sLast summer, Secretary Carson came to Chicago to meet with me and LGBTQ housing advocates to discuss the importance of this guidance. He knows who this decision hurts.
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