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“The last thing in the world young males in troubled home settings need is to be put in a situation where there is a heightened chance they will be sexually molested by their next door neighbors. These HUD housing projects will become hunting grounds with easy prey for homosexual pedophiles. These young boys have enough obstacles to overcome as it …

From the Department of Housing and Urban Development, which notes that a 2007 study showed that 30% of same-sex couples in Michigan faced discrimination when attempting to rent or buy a home. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today proposed new regulations intended to ensure that its core housing programs are open to all eligible persons, regardless of …

Openly gay and openly HIV+ New York state Sen. Tom Duane was arrested along with several other AIDS activists in a protest at City Hall tonight. The act of civil disobedience was meant to draw attention to a housing bill that was vetoed by the governor earlier this year. The bill would insure that poor people living with HIV/ AIDS …

America’s third parties: “Nothing sounds crazier than politicians discussing shit you actually care about.”

A landlord in Canada’s Northwest Territory is facing the Human Rights Commission after he tore up a gay couple’s lease because God would smite him for renting to queers. Speaking in his own defence in a Yellowknife boardroom, property owner Will Goertzen read from the Bible as he attempted to justify his not honouring a lease with Scott Robertson and …

The board of directors of the 1.2 million member National Association of Realtors (NAR) has approved a rule that bans its members from discriminating against clients based on their sexual orientation. The board amended Article 10 of the Code of Ethics, which addresses “duties to the public.” That part of the Code already prohibits realtors from discriminating against customers on …

I almost blogged about a New York Post story last week about a 175 square foot apartment, which they claimed might be NYC’s tiniest. But the Post has found something much, much smaller. When freelance event planner Eddie Rabon talks about his itty-bitty pad — just one square foot larger than a Rikers Island jail cell — the excitement is …

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed a series of new rules guaranteeing equal access to their programs regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. The initiatives announced today will be a proposed rule that will provide the opportunity for public comment. The proposed rule will: clarify that the term “family” as used to describe eligible beneficiaries …

Embiggen the below graph to see how Forbes Magazine has ranked the stress levels of the 40 biggest metropolitan areas in the country, based on unemployment, housing prices, population density, air quality, and weather. Full chart here. Chicago is the most nerve-wracking, Austin is the least. My hometown of Orlando lands near the middle at 28.(Via – See My Briefs)

Two realtors in Virginia have been brought up on charges of discrimination after they used the “Jesus fish” and noted the scripture “John 3:16” in their advertising. Federal, state, and local housing law prohibits denying housing based on religion, but the realtors say they are legally expressing their personal faith, not telling non-Christians to stay away. Christianist organizations are rushing …

Lifehacker reports of a new service that uses Google Maps to plot the locations of available apartments on Craigslist. The two most important things to look for when shopping for a new apartment on Craigslist are price and location. PadMapper maps Craigslist’s apartment listings on a Google Map for an at-a-glance look at available offerings. Previously mentioned MapsKrieg covers the …

Another bit of lovely news from my hometown. The tidy palm lined streets and affordable homes of the Rybolt Reserve subdivision in suburban Orlando have become popular with middle class homebuyers and speculators but if you are a gay or unmarried opposite-sex couple the Homeowners Association has a message – don’t bother to try to rent here according to some …