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# First homeless shelter for the trans community to open in New Orleans
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/first-homeless-shelter-for-the-trans-community-to-open-in-new-orleans/
- Published: 2020-07-23T08:09:22.000Z
- Updated: 2020-07-22T08:28:54.000Z
- Description: The House of Tulip trust in the US is currently in the process of fundraising to buy a property in New Orleans, Louisiana, which will become a safe house for transgender and gender non-conforming people
- Author: Rachel Badham
- Tags: Community, Information, Mental Health, News, Out & About, Queer Corner, Homeless, Homelessness, Louisiana, Trans Rights, Trump

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The House of Tulip (Trans United Leading Intersectional Progress) trust in the US, which aims to alleviate the issue of trans homelessness and provide long-term solutions, is currently in the process of fundraising to buy a property in **New Orleans, Louisiana**, which will become a safe house for transgender and gender non-conforming people. This shelter will be the first of its kind in the US, and so far nearly $300,000 has been raised on the journey to meeting the $400,000 target.

A recent release from the **Department of Housing & Urban Planning** in the US proved to be a major setback for homeless trans people, as the **Trump Administration** has altered legislation to allow housing shelters to ignore trans people’s gender identity, and even deny them access to the shelter. One in five transgender people have [reported discrimination](https://transequality.org/issues/housing-homelessness?ref=scenemag.co.uk) when seeking a home, and one in three trans Louisiana residents have [experienced homelessness](https://houseoftulip.org/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) at some point in their lives.

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Mariah Moore, co-founder of House of Tulip and trans rights activist, aims for the shelter to be a *‘safe space’* where residents are *‘surrounded by people who are there to protect you’*. She has also stated that the shelter would not be a halfway house, but hopes that occupants will be able to live there until they are able to rent or buy their own accommodation. As the organisation operates as a land trust, it ensures that housing remains affordable, and continues to *‘build a better future for trans Louisianans’*.

Donations can be made on **House of Tulip’s [official website](https://houseoftulip.org/?ref=scenemag.co.uk).**