St. Paul is ineligible to participate in the Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP), the Department of Housing and Urban Development has determined, after it conducted a review of city laws that go beyond the traditional Fair Housing Act parameters to label “sexual or affectional orientation” and “status with regard to public assistance” as protected classes.
Although the Fair Housing Act includes a number of protected classes, including race, color, sex, and more, it makes no special accommodations for “sexual or affectional orientation” and “status with regard to public assistance.” Sexual orientation refers to one’s pattern of sexual attraction to men or women. Affectional orientation refers to one’s pattern of romantic attraction to men or women, as in, pansexual.
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