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The Eddy Shelter of Middlesex County, located in Middletown, CT, is under fire after a Libs of TikTok accusation that a biological male had been housed in the emergency shelter with women.
"Staff are being FORCED to allow men pretending to be women to be housed in the FEMALE dorms," Libs asserted. "Men should NOT be allowed into women's private spaces."
The Centinal contacted Eddy Shelter about the accusation, referencing the Libs of TikTok post. The person who answered the phone grumbled, "That is not what happened," before stating, "I can tell you the answer will be 'no comment.'" Staff directed inquiries to the shelter’s director, who declined calls, and referred the outlet to Alison Deblasio, the Director of Communications for The Connection.
Deblasio told The Centinal she had heard about the post but had not seen it. After The Centinal shared the post by email, Deblasio declined further comment or to answer additional calls.
Subsequent attempts to reach the shelter for confirmation of its housing policy—specifically whether biological males are permitted in female dorms—were met with the response that the shelter is not answering questions at this time.
Women’s safety in shelters is a critical concern. The presence of biological males in female areas exposes vulnerable women—many of whom are escaping domestic violence or trauma—to heightened risk of harassment or assault. It is essential for shelters to protect the privacy, dignity, and physical safety of female residents, and to prevent biological males from taking much-needed beds from females in crisis.
Connecticut Democrats have long boasted that the state is one of the most transgender-friendly and inclusive in the country. State law prohibits discrimination based on gender identity. The state's approach stands in stark contrast to shifting federal policy under the Trump administration.
HUD Secretary Scott Turner has halted enforcement of the Obama-era Equal Access Rule, which required HUD-funded shelters to accommodate individuals based on self-identified gender identity. Turner has proposed that housing and shelter services be provided based on biological sex at birth, thus restoring "biological truth and sanity to HUD's policies."
For a shelter like Eddy, the potential financial impact could be significant. The Eddy Shelter receives funding through state channels and is part of the broader HUD-supported Continuum of Care (CoC) system in Connecticut. Many emergency shelters, including those operated by The Connection, Inc., rely on federal grants for operations, rapid re-housing, and homeless prevention programs.
Losing access to these funds due to non-compliance with the new federal guidance could create serious budgetary pressure.
Meanwhile, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of states have taken legal action against the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over recent changes to the Continuum of Care (CoC) program, which funds shelters and homelessness services like those at The Eddy Shelter.
In a complaint filed in federal court in Rhode Island, Tong and the coalition argue that HUD’s new conditions and funding criteria are unlawful. The case seeks to protect billions in CoC funding that supports housing, rapid re-housing, and services across participating states, including Connecticut.
This latest challenge highlights the ongoing tension between the Trump administration’s push for biological-sex-based policies rooted in reality, and efforts by Democratic-led states to allow biological men to enter spaces meant for women.
A copy of the complaint is available here.
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