Fair Housing Bill Introduced

Neal Broverman

Neal Broverman is the Editorial Director, Print of Pride Media, publishers of The Advocate, Out, Out Traveler, and Plus, spending more than 20 years in journalism. He indulges his interest in transportation and urban planning with regular contributions to Los Angeles magazine, and his work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times and USA Today. He lives in the City of Angels with his husband, children, and their chiweenie.

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Three congressmen, including New York's Jerrold Nadler (pictured), introduced legislation Wednesday that would extend federal civil rights protections in housing issues to gay and transgender people.

The Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act would amend the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination in the sale or rental of housing, the financing of housing, and in brokerage services on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, or marital status.

The legislation was introduced by Nadler, the Democratic chair of the judiciary subcommittee on the Constitution, civil rights, and civil liberties; Michigan Democrat John Conyers; and New York Democrat Edolphus Towns.

"In 2010, LGBT people and families should not have to face housing discrimination at the hands of the unscrupulous or bigoted," said Nadler. "This legislation will provide key updates to the Fair Housing Act to ensure that the law is actually protecting ALL Americans and guaranteeing people of any sexual orientation, gender identity, marital and familial status, and source of income the right to the housing they choose."