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Lesbian Teen Wins Her Day In Court
Remember Constance McMillen, the Mississippi teen whose school district canceled her prom rather than comply with a court order to let her bring her girlfriend? Whose classmates and their parents then organized a secret prom, and directed her to a fake one?
Today she got a taste of victory at last. The Fulton, Mississippi school district agreed to have a judgment entered against them in the case. Which is to say: they admitted they were wrong.
The school will adopt the first comprehensive non-discrimination policy in Mississippi, protecting the rights of students regardless of sexuality or gender expression. They’ll also pay Constance $35,000 in damages plus covering her attorney’s fees. That’s more than the median annual household income in Mississippi.
This is great news not just for Constance, who deserves some closure on this mess, but also for the ACLU. It’s an important legal victory for LGBT rights and non-discrimination in schools.
What’s next for the teen?
A vacation, one hopes. It’s been a big year for her. She hasn’t announced her next plans yet, but after speaking with President Obama about school safety, and touring the country attending proms and speaking out about LGBT rights, she surely has a lot of interesting options for what to do next.
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BiFemLounge.Com » Mississippi school pays damages to lesbian teen over prom dispute – CNN commented on Jul 27 10 at 10:23 pmVoice of Reason commented on Jul 20 10 at 11:24 pmYAY!
Mistress_Scorpio commented on Jul 21 10 at 6:06 amI second the yay, and raise you a woohoo!
bob commented on Jul 21 10 at 8:58 amWell, isn’t this is an invigorating bit of good news.
Manjari commented on Jul 21 10 at 9:40 amNice!
Laure68 commented on Jul 21 10 at 11:06 pmVery nice is right! What an incredible young woman, to be able to stand up for herself (and more) in such a hostile environment. I don’t think most adults would do this, for fear of creating too many waves. It is great there are people like Constance around.
Marj commented on Jul 22 10 at 10:44 amI was reading the other day on yahoo where all the commenters thought this was stupid and annoying and a big waste of time and money. I think it’s great, and the school deserved to be slapped for it’s bizarre and hateful behavior.
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