Breaking news: HUD Secretary Ben Carson made dismissive comments about transgender people in a meeting with staffers during his visit to San Francisco this week, according to three people who were present. https://wapo.st/30v5GoX
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Carson’s remarks visibly shocked and upset many of the staffers who attended the meeting, and prompted at least one woman to walk out in protest, the staffers said http://wapo.st/30v5GoX
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A HUD senior official released a statement that said: “The Secretary does not use derogatory language to refer to transgendered individuals. Any reporting to the contrary is false."
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Carson’s comments were unprompted, arriving during an hour-long speech about HUD initiatives that two of those in attendance described as “stream of consciousness.” http://wapo.st/30v5GoX
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