Press release from the CHRO...
SAVE THE DATE!
August 20, 2014
The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
The National Center for Lesbian Rights
Symposium on New State and Federal Protections Against LGBT Discrimination in Housing
Join CHRO, HUD, NCLR, and our community partners for a day of education about the rights of LGBTQ individuals to equal opportunity housing.
The program will include presentations on:
- what constitutes housing discrimination
- the impact of housing discrimination on LGBTQ persons and communities
- protections provided by federal programs with a focus on the new protections under the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s LGBT Equal Access Rule
- protections provided by Connecticut State Law
- the impact of the Equal Access Rule on homeless LGBTQ individuals
- resources for protecting LGBTQ rights to housing
- the rights and obligations of housing providers and lenders
We hope to see you there!
When: Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Where: Legislative Office Building
300 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06106
Time: 9:00a.m. - 4:00p.m.
Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities 25 Sigourney Street Hartford, CT 06106
860-541-3423
http://www.ct.gov/chro
United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th Street S.W.
Washington, DC 20410
202-708-1112
http://www.hud.gov
National Center for Lesbian Rights
1100 H Street, NW Suite 540
Washington, DC 20005
202-734-3545
http://www.nclrights.org
