I have written about Constance McMillan before, the lesbian teen who wanted only to bring her girlfriend to the prom, like everyone else was bringing their dates. First this Mississippi school board canceled prom because a senior girl wanted to take her girlfriend. Then they organized a 'fake' prom (five students attended), while the rest of the students went to a secret prom organized by parents. Constance was not the only one discriminated against. Some of the other students sent to the fake prom were learning disabled. These bigots are f*cking disgusting!! The case was in court and the school is being tried for discrimination, but since they assured the court there would be a private prom that Constance and her girlfriend could attend, the court didn't make them reinstate the school sponsored prom LIARS!!! How could adults do this to kids? What kind of school allows this to happen? I just signed a petition to stand with Constance -- and condemn the school board's failure to treat its students with the respect and fairness everyone deserves.
http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/site/Advocacy?pagename=homepage&id=785
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