Not Allowed To Go To Prom---Because of Your Orientation!!!!!

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This just in-- Mississippi Lesbian Prom Story

Constance McMillen, an 18-year-old lesbian high school student is challenging a Mississippi school district policy that says no same-sex dates at the senior prom.

At issue is a memo put out to the Itawamba County high school students that laid out the criteria for bringing a date to the prom, and one requirement was that the person must be of the opposite sex. The people in charge told her that if she showed up at the prom with her girl, and made people "uncomfortable" there, they would be thrown OUT!!!!

This is a huge OMG In The World topic!!!!!!!

First, is it really a problem starting with the people who would feel uncomfortable, or is it the fact that these two people happen to have this orientation?

Second, is throwing them out and canceling prom altogether necessary?! Come ON! This is ridiculous.

Where is the respect for who people are? If authority figures are using this form of--almost discipline-- to solve this social issue (which is really an issue for people that react to it poorly) imagine what that implies!

This implies that orientation can be "wrong" instead of being exactly what it is-- orientation.

Is love wrong? Should love be disciplined? Should prom be canceled because of it?

Really now.

Constance contacted the American Civil Liberties Union, who said the schools district policy was a direct assault on her First Amendment right of free expression!!!! Yes!!!

They demanded the school respect those rights or be sued. The school officials responded by canceling the WHOLE PROM. (is this really how to solve this social issue? By ignoring it?!)

“It is our hope that private citizens will organize an event for the juniors and seniors… 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.”

Ellen DeGeneres is on the case. She happens to be one of my favorite comedians. Rock on!

Home of the....free?

How is this treatment different from other social treatments in history?