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Transgender homeless Americans find few protections in the law

  • Written by Jonah DeChants, Postdoctoral Fellow in Social Work, Colorado State University
About 12% of transgender Americans have experienced homelessness in the last year.PLotulitStocker/Shutterstock.com

Ben Carson, secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, made news earlier this year for his statements about transgender people.

In a September meeting with HUD staff, Carson remarked that he was concerned about...

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