Ben Carson: Homeless Transgender People Make Others Uncomfortable [View all]
Carson has defended the removal of training materials for housing providers to prevent LGBT discrimination, arguing that the presence of transgender people in homeless shelters makes others feel uncomfortable.
Responding to a question by Illinois Democratic Representative Mike Quigley during a House subcommittee hearing, Carson said: "There are some women who said they were not comfortable with being in a shelter [with] somebody who had a very different anatomy.”
Carson said: "We obviously believe in equal rights for everybody, including the LGBT community. But we also believe in equal rights for the women in the shelters, and shelters where there are men, and their equal rights. So, we want to look at things that really provide for everybody and doesn't impede the rights of one for the sake of the other."
When asked by Quigley how protecting transgender individuals impinges the rights of others, Carson continued: "There are some women who said they were not comfortable with the idea of being in a shelter, being in a shower, and somebody who had a very different anatomy."
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