Why can't Constance bring her date?

[IndianaGreen]

Why can't Constance bring her date?

Gary Lapon reports on the media firestorm over a Mississippi teen fighting for the right to bring her girlfriend to the prom--and the groundswell of support now behind her.

March 18, 2010

OFFICIALS IN Mississippi's Itawamba County School District are calling Constance McMillen a "distraction."

But the real distraction is the policies of a school district that promote homophobia and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students.

People across the U.S. have been rallying to the 18-year-old's defense since the news emerged that she, with the support of the Mississippi chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), had filed a lawsuit against the school district--after the district cancelled the high school prom rather than allow Constance, who is a lesbian, to dress in a tuxedo and bring her girlfriend as her date.

In early February, after McMillen spoke with a vice principal about bringing her girlfriend to the prom, a memo was released in the school stating that prom guests "must be of the opposite sex."

http://socialistworker.org/2010/03/18/cant-constance-bring-her-date

[MindandSoul]

1. Okay, then, let two gay men and two lesbians ENTER together, and then switch when they begin t

to dance!

That would rattle their cages!

I know, it wouldn't resolve the issue that it should be their right to be with anyone they choose and to enjoy that special evening OPENLY with their loved one. . .but once in the room. . . they could be perfectly open. .especially if a few of their friends support them and surround them as a shield from the narrow minded people there!

[Toasterlad]

2. That Completely Misses the Point.

[howlingmadjack]

3. Why is no one talking about Juin

Transgender teen Juin Baize attended the same high school and was suspended for dressing in girl's clothes.

http://bit.ly/9XzNjd">Dan Savage Column

http://bit.ly/b29tSY">WTVA News Article