He clarified he was not referring to transgender women as “big, hairy men.”“I didn’t describe transgender women that way,” Carson said. ADDuring that meeting, Carson also lamented that society no longer seemed to know the difference between men and women. Several staffers present told the Post they had interpreted Carson’s remarks as an attack on transgender women. Carson told the group single-sex shelters should have the discretion to turn away transgender people. HUD staffers said they were disappointed that he did not express any remorse.

Source: Washington Post October 22, 2019 17:48 UTC