Posted on 11/23/2015 4:54:16 AM PST by HomerBohn
According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the federal government needs to provide special accommodations for people who are both homeless and transgender.
The agency is proposing a new regulation that would require all homeless shelters subsidized by the federal government to "provide transgender persons and other persons who do not identify with the sex they were assigned at birth with access to programs, benefits, services, and accommodations in accordance with their gender identity."
The proposal comes as an addendum to 2012′s Equal Access Rule, which made similar demands of public housing. The department believes it's now time to expand those efforts to homeless shelters. As a way of explaining this logic, the department said it had conducted a "listening session on LGBT issues" at a 2012 conference. Their takeaway? That "given the choice between a shelter designated for their assigned birth sex or sleeping on the streets, many transgender shelter-seekers would choose the streets."
Given the choice between having my tax dollars used for this ridiculous purpose or having them used for something actually beneficial, I would choose the beneficial. The difference is that transgender homeless people actually have a choice, and my choice is being forced upon me by a tyrannical and irrational administration.
Think what you will about the "rights" of transgender individuals, but if someone has made the poor decision to "change" their gender, should we be surprised when they follow that up with more bad decision-making? Such as the decision to sleep in a cardboard box because the shelter is not just as they prefer it?
Look, many Americans would agree that we have a moral duty to provide basic assistance to people in need. The shelters provide that basic assistance. We do not have any duty whatsoever to make sure every homeless person gets all of the luxury of a man who earns these things. Is there food? Is there water? Is there shelter from inclement weather? Then what? You need a TV? Internet? Cell phone? Netflix? A BMW? Awesome.
All of those things and more can be yours...go earn them. Liberals will say this is a harsh attitude to take and that being transgender is not the same as being greedy. Fine. If some billionaire wants to pay to make sure all homeless shelters have "programs, benefits, services, and accommodations" for transgender people, have at it! But even then, is it not true that there are more homeless Americans than there are shelters to house them? Is it better that people should go hungry or that transgenders have their special luxuries?
Wouldn't it make much more sense to make sure everyone's needs are covered before we move on to what everyone wants? Bah, but what does sense have to do with it anymore
With all these bullshit programs and special needs people that are suddenly popping up all over the place, the government is succeding in keeping the people's attention on these assinine subjects and not paying much attention what is going on all around them. iI don't see the government telling us how they are losing a war, importing terrorists into the country and wanting even more people pouring over the borders into our country, Some are the worst people to ever live. but don't worry with these homosexual and other assorted pervert programs, as most have no idea of what is really going on. Everyone just wants to live like a billionaire without working for it.
Aren’t there still some of the Katrina trailers leftover in New Orleans that we could just hand them?
Who “assigned” a sex to these jugheads?
SO, are those people who are biologically male going to be provided pap smears and gynecological exams since the identify as female. That ought to be a fun time.
Sure. In looney bins.
I agree, and they already exist in every city in the country, they are called the sewers.
It's not nice to TRY to fool mother nature. DNA does speak loud and clear throughout life.
Net result of this will be fewer beds for homeless. Because of opportunity costs.
Reminds me of what happened nearly 30 years ago to Mitch Snyder in DC.
So the government is going to force organizations private and public to allow a person to pick their gender and be assigned to the PC correct female or male section of the shelter...?
Is there going be be a hold harmless agreement part of the federal dictate that protects shelters from being sued when these mentally ill people get raped, sodomized or attacked...?
Not holding my breath...
I find that I identify as a transgovernmentalist and need a safe zone from my public servants turned rulers.
Yes, they’re called MENTAL INSTITUTIONS.
We need to bring them back and ensure proper care is given to avoid the abuse and neglect of the past.
Your old Pappy has seen the seamy side of life!
They do need special shelters. I think the dimensions of such shelters are about 2 1/2 feet wide, 6 or 7 feet long, a couple feet high, cheap ones are made of pine. They are very well insulated as they are typically 6 feet below the grass.
Shelters such as these keep people very safe.
“Yes, they’re called MENTAL INSTITUTIONS.”
You are absolutely correct. This homeless problem is a direct result of the closing of these institutions.
The fix is rather easy as many of these people simply need to stay on their meds.
The liberal thinking was that when the institutions closed, the mentally ill would take advantage of neighborhood clinics and voluntarily get their meds and services there.
Obviously it didn’t work out that way.
You transgenders want a special shelter, well, hike up your big girl panties, boys, and build yourselves one. Go Girl! Or whatever...
I don’t understand. When the Its are offered their own bathrooms or locker rooms it’s considered discriminatory. Yet the demand a “special” shelter ...
good grief, make it stop!!!!
Obama term cant end soon enough!
So ‘rights’ are magically conferred if an individual does something with his tadger on a Tuesday that might differ from what he did with it on a Monday?
Sounds Constitutionally sound to me.
The shelter I had in mind came with special jackets, rubber rooms and locks on the doors.
What?
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