U.S. agency moves to ban housing discrimination against gays
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has proposed regulations that would ban discrimination against gay people in federally-assisted housing programs. The new rules would prohibit lenders from discriminating based on sexual orientation in offering FHA-insured mortgages. They would also prohibit discrimination in HUD programs including public housing, Section 8 vouchers, and multi-family housing assisted through HUD funding. Currently, the Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in renting, selling and mortgage lending on the basis of