Discrimination against LGBTQ people and their families happens in every state, city, and community around the country. NCLR’s goal is to be there when the most vulnerable members of our community need us the most.
Transgender Youth
On September 26, 2016, the mother of a transgender teenaged boy who was admitted into Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego (RCHSD) for inpatient care filed a lawsuit against the hospital for discrimination against her son.
Katharine Prescott took her 14-year-old son, Kyler Prescott, to RCHSD in early April 2015 for suicidal ideation and for treatment of his serious self-inflicted injuries following an incident of transphobic harassment by his peers.
