As LGBTQ community faces high eviction rates, CT housing advocates speak out

[Excerpt from Connecticut Public Radio article by Abigail Brone, 5/28/26]

Fable Burley was one of dozens of housing and LGBTQ-rights activists gathered outside the Pond House Cafe in West Hartford’s Elizabeth Park Thursday.

Burley and other members of her group held signs advocating for expanding eviction protections and passed out fliers detailing the high eviction rates for LGBTQ renters.

“It’s often hard to tell whether you’ve been evicted because you’re trans,” Burley said. “They don’t have to explain why, right? So it’s hard to prove these things.”

LGBTQ renters are more likely to experience housing insecurity, Burley said. Transgender renters are 2.4 times more likely to be housing insecure when compared to cisgender renters, according to a DataHaven survey.

Transgender and queer individuals often face a lack of social and familial support, and may lose their jobs as a result of their gender or sexuality, leading to financial and housing instability.

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