Lambda Legal Files Complaint Against Philadelphia Youth Detention Facility for Tormenting Transgender Girl

http://blog.pflag.org/2009/11/lambda-legal-files-complaint-against.html

Lambda Legal has filed a complaint with the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations (PCHR) against the City of Philadelphia and the Youth Study Center (YSC) among others on behalf of a 17-year-old transgender girl who was physically attacked by other residents and verbally abused by staff every day for almost a year and a half.

"Youth Study Center violated Philadelphia's Fair Practices Ordinance when their staff discriminated against our client for being transgender," said Flor Bermudez, Youth in Out-of-Home Care attorney for Lambda Legal. "This city facility was supposed to protect her but instead Youth Study Center staff failed to respect her gender identity, verbally abused her, let residents physically attack her and forced her to live in fear."

I truly hope she wins and big.  Maybe the new law will come into play and be tested in court.


Janet

Quote from: Zythyra on November 05, 2009, 08:35:57 AM"Youth Study Center violated Philadelphia's Fair Practices Ordinance ..."

Yeah, we have to have laws in place so people don't hurt each other.  Maybe we should start by teaching kindness and human decency at home and in grade school.  Now there's a novel idea!

Julie

I agree.  If hate is taught by action, then why can kindness also by taught.


Janet