Constance McMillen a lesbian high school student in the Itawamba County School District of Fulton Mississippi is forbidden from wearing a tux and attending prom with her girlfriend. After the American Civil Liberties Union threatened to sue the school for discrimination on the students behalf, the school canceled the prom completely.
Below is a cute video from Lizzy the Lezzy describing the situation:
This story has gained national attention and prompted discussion on LGBT youth rights. Please contact the superintendent and school board members and demand they hold the prom for all students regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity/expression.
Superintendent:
Teresa McNeece
tmcneece@itawamba.k12.ms.us
(662) 862-2159 Ext. 14
Board members:
Trae Wiygul
twiygul@itawamba.k12.ms.us
(662) 862-3104
Eddie Hood
a082315@allstate.com
Jackie Nichols
jnichols@itawamba.k12.ms.us
Harold Martin
hmartin@itawamba.k12.ms.us
Clara Brown
cbrown@network-one.com
Tony Wallace
twallace@nexband.com
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
Demand that Lesbian Student be Allowed to go to Prom
Monday, April 28, 2008
College Newspaper "The Daily Mississippian" Publishes Hate
According to Wayne Bessen:
"In a disgraceful example of journalistic malpractice, the college newspaper The Daily Mississipian printed right wing talking points - while calling it an Op-Ed .
"Homosexuality is unhealthy," writes Zack Williams, "Not in the way that cigarettes and booze are unhealthy, but in the way that drinking a shot of turpentine every Wednesday afternoon while perusing real estate catalogues for houses near nuclear waste dumps is unhealthy."
MEDIA ALERT: Please send your own letters to the editor of the Daily Mississipian,
Marti Covington, at:
editor@thedmonline.com
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