06/08/2026
HELLO ADVOCATES!!!
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently released a proposal to alter the Equal Access Rule, which would decimate the existing provisions that ensure equal access, regardless of gender identity, to HUD programs. While the current Rule protects gender expansive communities, this attack ultimately harms all people experiencing homelessness across the country, regardless of gender identity.
To protect the Equal Access Rule, we need large-scale opposition to protect our neighbors.
Unopposed, this proposal mandates that HUD-funded programs must provide services based on biological s*x, not gender identity. HUD-funded shelters will be required to discriminate against gender expansive people, and HUD will remove any protections against discrimination based on gender identity and s*xual orientation. The proposal threatens to:
• Worsen disparities for already vulnerable gender expansive populations
• Exclude people from accessing vital services
• Increase needless burdens for providers and detract from the work of solving homelessness
• Reduce trust in the people and systems working to get people safely housed
• Increase visible homelessness and strain local budgets
We’ve beaten this before. The first Trump Administration tried, and failed, to weaken the Equal Access Rule. A nationwide campaign mobilized over 60,000 public comments in response, successfully blocking the harmful proposals and defending protections for gender-expansive people. We need your voice today to replicate this historic effort!
Submitting a public comment is fast and easy–use the following tools to craft and submit your comment today:
On April 28, the Trump administration announced a proposal to rescind the Equal Access Rule (EAR), which guarantees equal access to programs and services funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regardless of s*xual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. We're ...
