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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Heather Hollingsworth and Sally Ho

Trump targets housing policies in latest battle against transgender rights

Tazz Webster, who ultimately wound up homeless after an apartment manager allegedly ridiculed and shoved him because he is transgender, exits through the front door of a community center, April 9, 2025, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A St. Louis man says he was subjected to relentless taunts and misgendering by his apartment building manager, highlighting the discrimination faced by transgender individuals.

Tazz Webster, 38, a transgender man living in government-subsidized housing, told The Associated Press that he endured constant ridicule from the building's manager. According to Webster, the manager repeatedly called him "a girl," refused to use his correct name, and mocked him with shouts of "You’re not a real man!"

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