NEW: A disabled woman is suing homeless services in Portland, Oregon, after she was denied rent relief due to her low score on the city's race-based prioritization rubric, which awards more points for requesting "culturally specific services" than for having a disability.🧵

Though the rubric awards extra points when the disability impacts access to housing, it awards even more to gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender people who speak English as a second language, meaning that identity factors can outweigh disability status.