Lambda Legal Reaches Settlement with Philadelphia Youth Detention Facility That

[SandraJane]

Lambda Legal

August 18, 2011

Lambda Legal Reaches Settlement with Philadelphia Youth Detention Facility That Tormented Transgender Girl

"The resolution of this case means that transgender youth in Philadelphia have one more safe space where they won't be abused and discriminated against but respected and kept safe."

http://www.lambdalegal.org/news/pr/pa_20110818_lambda-legal-reaches.html

(Philadelphia, PA August 18, 2011) - Today Lambda Legal announced the resolution of a discrimination complaint with the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (PCHR) against the City of Philadelphia Department of Human Services (DHS) and the Youth Study Center (YSC) among others. Lambda Legal filed the complaint on behalf of L.P. a now 18-year-old transgender woman who was physically attacked by other residents and verbally abused by staff every day for almost a year and a half when she lived in the youth facility.