School Prom called off After Lesbian's Date Request?

Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:28 pm » by **Dmcrat**

neversaydie wrote:
dmcrat wrote:As far as I can see that girl put herself above everyone else at that school. She ruined it and touched alot of lives in a very bad way.
I feel sorry for those other kids, You only get one prom in a lifetime. She can be what She wants to be but why at the expense of others?

No you arse wipe. She stood up to what she believed to be right. Doesn't everyone have the human right to be who they wanna be.
It's the school that should be blamed for not allowing her and her girl to go. Talk about being homophobic.

All the same she is wrong.
Nothing in what I have said can come off as homophobic.

Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:02 pm » by **Shadowkhas**

dmcrat wrote:
shadowkhas wrote:
You're fucking stupid, get out of here with that bullshit and take your 43 post and get out of here you fucking homophobe.

dmcrat, probably an Obama lover, but hates gays???? wtf is wrong with this world with people like this crazy asshole...

looks like another darkplanet.

Sticks and stones...
What kinda world with out rules do you want? You thinking cussing me changes anything, as if your feeble words could change the hearts and minds of society. With your asshole this and your fuck that no one would give you the time of day much less consider your sub culture. You want to make the rules fulfilling your agenda fine see what the rest of the world does. You would no doubt be fired as a drunken buffoon single-handedly undoing years of gay rights and taking more rights from myself who has children. When this girl grows up as I am sure you will someday she will realize there are better ways to get what you want then setting a blood sucking lawyer on a little mississippian school. Unless you have a serious argument get bent.

Nice job marking the quote to me, chief.
:hmmm:

Sat Mar 13, 2010 4:08 pm » by **Dmcrat**

shadowkhas wrote:
dmcrat wrote:
jetxvii wrote:
You're fucking stupid, get out of here with that bullshit and take your 43 post and get out of here you fucking homophobe.

dmcrat, probably an Obama lover, but hates gays???? wtf is wrong with this world with people like this crazy asshole...

looks like another darkplanet.

Sticks and stones...
What kinda world with out rules do you want? You thinking cussing me changes anything, as if your feeble words could change the hearts and minds of society. With your asshole this and your fuck that no one would give you the time of day much less consider your sub culture. You want to make the rules fulfilling your agenda fine see what the rest of the world does. You would no doubt be fired as a drunken buffoon single-handedly undoing years of gay rights and taking more rights from myself who has children. When this girl grows up as I am sure you will someday she will realize there are better ways to get what you want then setting a blood sucking lawyer on a little mississippian school. Unless you have a serious argument get bent.
Nice job marking the quote to me, chief.

All due apologize shadowkhas.

Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:24 pm » by **jetxvii**

dmcrat wrote:
neversaydie wrote:
dmcrat wrote:As far as I can see that girl put herself above everyone else at that school. She ruined it and touched alot of lives in a very bad way.
I feel sorry for those other kids, You only get one prom in a lifetime. She can be what She wants to be but why at the expense of others?

No you arse wipe. She stood up to what she believed to be right. Doesn't everyone have the human right to be who they wanna be.
It's the school that should be blamed for not allowing her and her girl to go. Talk about being homophobic.

All the same she is wrong.
Nothing in what I have said can come off as homophobic.

Fucking Loser, God save your children because they will grow up as ignorant and misguided as you... I only hope they grow up and meet people like this girl who are strong and stand up for what they believe to be right and justified... Not some misguided Religious Outdated view of the world that you seem to share, but this conversation is over I am pretty sure you just branded yourself from this subject as being a Homophobic closed minded loser, so enjoy the rest of your pathetic time here.

WRONG: she did nothing wrong.

This is a case of Kindergarten kids time at the merry go round...

"If you come here or jump on my merry go round then no one can jump on it anymore."

" Nanny Nanny Boo Boo, My daddy can beat up your daddy."

Fucking Babies! Grow out of your 4th grade separation syndrome.

Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:30 pm » by **jetxvii**

telocvovim wrote:
slushpup wrote:Mississippi. School Prom off After Lesbian's Date Request
Mississippi. school district won't host prom after lesbian student's request to bring girlfriend
By SHELIA BYRD Associated Press Writer
JACKSON, Miss. March 10, 2010

Constance McMillen, 18, a student at the Itawamba County Agricultural High School is shown in this file photo. The school has canceled the prom rather than allow McMillen to attend the dance with her girlfriend.
(The McMillen Family via The ACLU of Mississippi/AP Photo)

A northern Mississippi school district decided Wednesday not to host a high school prom after a lesbian student demanded she be able to attend with her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.

The Itawamba County school district's policy requires that senior prom dates be of the opposite sex. The American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi had given the district until Wednesday to change that policy and allow 18-year-old Constance McMillen to escort her girlfriend, who is also a student, to the dance on April 2.

Instead, the school board met and issued a statement announcing it wouldn't host the event at Itawamba County Agricultural High School in Fulton, "due to the distractions to the educational process caused by recent events."

The statement didn't mention McMillen or the ACLU. When asked by The Associated Press if McMillen's demand led to the cancellation, school board attorney Michele Floyd said she could only reference the statement.

"It is our hope that private citizens will organize an event for the juniors and seniors," district officials said in the statement. "However, at this time, we feel that it is in the best interest of the Itawamba County School District, after taking into consideration the education, safety and well being of our students."

The ACLU said a school policy banning same-sex prom dates violated McMillen's constitutional rights.

Kristy Bennett, legal director for the ACLU of Mississippi, said the district was trying to avoid the issue.

"But that doesn't take away their legal obligations to treat all the students fairly," Bennett said. "On Constance's behalf, this is unfair to her. All she's trying to do is assert her rights."

Bennett said she wouldn't allow McMillen to comment on Wednesday, saying "she's still trying to process" the district's actions. Calls to McMillen's cell phone went unanswered.

Itawamba County is a rural area of about 23,000 people in north Mississippi near the Alabama state line. It borders Pontotoc County, Miss., where more than a decade ago school officials were sued in federal court over their practice of student-led intercom prayer and Bible classes.

if i was a lez... and i often dream bout that...

i would eat her cherry...

sfw??

Thank you for being a part time lesbian, you are what is logically right for this world.

Sat Mar 13, 2010 9:32 pm » by **Lowsix**

lol Jet..

You are so fucking cute.
all that rage...the angst..the fury!!!!

We should bottle all your Righteous indignation and sell that shit...

We'll name it "Rowr!!!"

We'll put a kitten batting at a butterfly on the label.

Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:06 pm » by **Dank1**

i dont care about homo's and lesbo's , they can suck and lick what ever the hell they want!
this basically boils down to a hate issue, it dont matter if the chick is gay, the scholl counselor
needs to be reprimanded, the school just hated on the girl, so what she likes taco over sausage

Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:15 pm » by **jetxvii**

dank1 wrote:i dont care about homo's and lesbo's , they can suck and lick what ever the hell they want!
this basically boils down to a hate issue, it dont matter if the chick is gay, the scholl counselor
needs to be reprimanded, the school just hated on the girl, so what she likes taco over sausage

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! that was post of the day..

@ low six, I respect the rights of all people, but I don't appreciate being hit on..

I know I am cute though so thanks you made me red in the face...

Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:49 pm » by **sockpuppet**

WTF??????????? This manipulative bitch gets the entire prom canceled, and is awarded with $35,000!!!

JACKSON, Miss. – A rural school district that canceled its prom rather than allow a lesbian student to attend with her girlfriend has agreed to pay $35,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit the ACLU filed on her behalf.

The district also agreed to follow a non-discrimination policy as part of the settlement, though it argues such a policy was already in place.

Constance McMillen, 18, said the victory came at the price of her being shunned in her small hometown of Fulton.

"I knew it was a good cause, but sometimes it really got to me. I knew it would change things for others in the future and I kept going and I kept pushing," McMillen said in an interview Tuesday.

The flap started in March when McMillen challenged the Itawamba County School District's rules banning prom dates of the same gender and allowing only male students to wear tuxedos. The district responded by canceling its prom, prompting the ACLU to file suit claiming the teen's rights had been violated and demanding the prom be reinstated.

U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson refused to make school officials hold the prom, but he said in a March 23 ruling that the district had violated McMillen's rights.

The district later announced parents would sponsor another prom chaperoned by school officials. But ACLU lawyers claimed the event was a "sham prom" attended by only about 10 students, while most of McMillen's classmates partied at a private event elsewhere, a claim the school denied. McMillen's suit also says she's been harassed for her stand against the school's policy.

McMillen's lawyers filed notice Monday in U.S. District Court to accept a judgment offer from the Itawamba County School District that will pay $35,000, plus attorney's fees. As part of the agreement, the school district also said it would follow a policy not to discriminate based on sexual orientation in any educational or extracurricular activities or allow harassment based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

School officials contend that their agreement to follow the non-discrimination policy merely reaffirms inclusiveness rules the district already had, said school board attorney Michele Floyd. She said the district's insurance company will pay McMillen.

District officials said in the settlement offer that they didn't believe they violated McMillen's rights.

The ACLU, however, contends that if the district really had such an inclusiveness policy all along, it wouldn't have banned same-sex prom dates. It also said the district is the first in Mississippi to implement a policy banning discrimination and harassment on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.

Ben Griffith, the attorney who represented the district in the suit, said school officials are focused on preparing for the upcoming fall semester and wanted to avoid protracted litigation.

"The defendants have consistently taken the position throughout this case that their actions and conduct at all times have been constitutional and lawful in every respect," Griffith said.

Christine P. Sun, an ACLU lawyer, said the case has "inspired countless other people around the world to stand up for what's right."

McMillen has moved to Memphis, Tenn., where she plans to attend Southwest Community College in the spring, majoring in psychology. She said she'll use the settlement money for her college education.

She eventually withdrew from Itawamba Agricultural High School and finished her senior year at a school in Jackson, Miss.

Eliza Byard, executive director of GLSEN: The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, said only 12 states and the District of Columbia require school district to have policies recognizing sexual orientation and gender identity.

McMillen's case gained national attention and she was featured on talk shows and served as a grand marshal for New York's Gay Pride Parade, among other events. She also visited the White House.

Sun said the ACLU had represented other students in similar cases around the country, but none had garnered as much attention as McMillen's legal battle.

McMillen said she thinks the case resonated with so many people because "prom is a common theme and everyone knows how it feels to want to go to prom. With my story, even if people didn't agree with being gay, they understood. They figured out how cruel some people can be."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100720/ap_ ... _prom_date

Wed Jul 21, 2010 4:52 pm » by **Otomon**

I mean its not like they are going to do other sinful things like have sex under the bleachers or drink alcohol till they puke... or smoke pot till their brain shut down! Or perform Satanic rituals in the school`s washroom! Those things are fine!

But two girls holding hands? Now that is just blasphemy