1 - 4 P.M.
MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2010

HUD TO HOST TOWN HALL MEETING IN SAN FRANCISCO ON HOUSING DISCRIMINATION AGAINST LGBT COMMUNITY

At 1 p.m. on Monday, March 1, 2010, U.S. Housing and Urban Development Assistant Secretary Raphael Bostic will host town hall meeting at the San Francisco LGBT Community Center with members of the gay, lesbian, bi-sexual
and transgender community to explore the issue of housing discrimination that specifically targets them.

HUD is preparing to launch a ground-breaking national study of housing discrimination against members of the LGBT community in the sale and rental of housing. Before designing this unprecedented research effort, HUD is conducting
a national listening tour with public meetings planned in Chicago, New York and San Francisco. In addition, HUD will provide an opportunity for public comment for those living outside these metropolitan areas.

WHO:	HUD Assistant Secretary Raphael Bostic Nick Panagopoulos, Mayor Newsom's LGBT community liaison, Kenneth Stram, San Francisco LGBT Community Center
WHAT:	Public Town Hall Meeting to Address LGBT Housing Discrimination
WHEN:	1 - 4 p.m., Monday, March 1, 2010
WHERE:	San Francisco LGBT Community Center Rainbow Room 1800 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94102

For more information, contact Brian Sullivan in HUD's Office of Public Affairs at (202) 708-0685 or brian.sullivan@hud.gov.

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