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HUD Proposes Sex-Based Shelter Rules, May Require Invasive Verification

4/30/2026

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HUD proposes that federally funded emergency shelters house people by sex assigned at birth, following President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14168 limiting recognition to two biological sexes.
Shelters must determine a “reasonable assurance” of biological sex, potentially allowing invasive verification of transgender individuals.
HUD cites a 2006 study on violence against women but provides no evidence that transgender women threaten cisgender women, risking loss of federal funding for non-compliant shelters.

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HUD proposes that federally funded emergency shelters house people by sex assigned at birth, following President Donald Trump’s Executive Order 14168 limiting recognition to two biological sexes.
Shelters must determine a “reasonable assurance” of biological sex, potentially allowing invasive verification of transgender individuals.
HUD cites a 2006 study on violence against women but provides no evidence that transgender women threaten cisgender women, risking loss of federal funding for non-compliant shelters.