Resurfaced video shows FEMA worrying about faith-based partners’ treatment of trans migrants at border

As Florida braces for a 2nd hurricane successful arsenic galore weeks, a resurfaced video of a 2023 FEMA webinar shows panelists disquieted astir the attraction of trans migrants during a broader speech astir the value of focusing connected equity implicit utility.  

First reported by The New York Post, the webinar – the archetypal of 2 – featured panelists from the backstage and nationalist assemblage discussing, what they regarded arsenic the request for "preparedness and mitigation considerations for LGBTQIA+ communities."

Though the speech included members from faith-based organizations, 1 of the participants expressed their concerns astir the attraction of "trans migrants" successful shelters. 

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A 2023 webinar connected catastrophe effect efforts was hosted by FEMA. (FEMA)

FEMA fiscal absorption specializer Reilly Hirst discussed the concerns "migrant transwomen" person erstwhile seeking structure – peculiarly those that are faith-based. 

The Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters connected Oct. 8, 2024 successful Washington, D.C. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

"There is besides a interest of whether they would spot the radical [and] places that are offering structure that are faith-based due to the fact that of the mode they’ve been responded to successful the past. And if they are accepted, what would hap successful presumption of sex and successful presumption of bedrooms and bathrooms," Hirst said, citing a communicative astir 2 lesbians who had to unreal they were sisters to beryllium "put into the aforesaid room." 

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"There are each truly disconcerting issues. And 1 of the biggest things I attraction astir wrong FEMA and that I’m proudest astir FEMA, is its tendency to conscionable radical wherever they’re astatine and to assistance radical regardless," Hirst said. 

Those comments evidently irked Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., who accused FEMA of "[hating] Christians." 

"FEMA Training Director is acrophobic astir faith-based shelters misgendering ‘migrant transwomen,’" the Georgia Republican posted Friday. 

Fox News Digital reached retired to FEMA for absorption to Greene’s comments and to respond to disapproval that the bureau had refocused its ngo successful caller years. 

Deanne Criswell, head of FEMA, speaks during a quality league successful the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room astatine the White House successful Washington, D.C., connected Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024. (Al Drago)

An bureau spokesperson antecedently told Fox News Digital that "misinformation" astir FEMA’s assistance programs has been having a "negative interaction connected our quality to assistance people." 

"FEMA provides assistance to catastrophe survivors careless of race, religion, intersexual orientation, individuality oregon inheritance and we privation to promote arsenic galore radical to use for assistance arsenic possible," the bureau said. "FEMA and its dedicated nationalist servants’ commitment to serving each communities immediately and efficaciously remains unwavering, and we volition proceed to fulfill our ngo with integrity and fairness."

FEMA has besides fended disconnected allegations successful caller weeks that its funds person been diverted to assistance amerciable immigrants amid the borderline crisis. 

"This is false. No wealth is being diverted from catastrophe effect needs," the bureau said successful a statement past week. "FEMA’s catastrophe effect efforts and idiosyncratic assistance is funded done the Disaster Relief Fund, which is simply a dedicated money for catastrophe efforts. Disaster Relief Fund wealth has not been diverted to other, non-disaster related efforts."

Meanwhile, Florida is bracing for Hurricane Milton – which regained Category 5 spot connected Tuesday – conscionable weeks aft deadly Hurricane Helene slammed the coastline. 

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Fox News has obtained a information expanse assembled by the bulk broadside of the House Appropriations Committee astir catastrophe aid. It states that FEMA "has capable backing successful the short-term to code contiguous needs for some Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton." It besides declares determination is "no backing transportation between" the migrant structure programme and the Disaster Relief Fund. It adds determination is "no intermingling of backing betwixt these 2 programs" and that "the lone transportation is that some programs are administered by FEMA."