Dyke ruins prom: school cancels the event rather than give in to perverts

[The Bobster]

Tonic describes itself on its Web site as being "dedicated to promoting the good that happens each day around the world."

I suspect "Tonic" is financed by joos.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100322/...bian_prom_date

Judge hears lesbian teen's suit to force prom
By Shelia Byrd, Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 51 mins ago

ABERDEEN, Miss. – Mississippi officials who canceled a prom after a lesbian student asked to bring her girlfriend told a federal judge Monday that there were issues with the event even before that.

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing in U.S. District Court to force the Itawamba County school district to sponsor the prom and allow Constance McMillen to escort her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.

Constance McMillen, an 18-year-old senior at Itawamba County Agricultural High School, center, flanked by an American Civil Liberties Union legal team, walks to the federal courthouse in Aberdeen, Miss., Monday, March 22, 2010, for a hearing regarding the ACLU's preliminary injunction to force the prom at her high school. McMillen was told by school authorities that she could not wear a tux or bring a same sex date to the prom on April 2

Schools Superintendent Teresa McNeece and school board Chairman Eddie Hood testified that they had discussed not sponsoring the prom even before McMillen challenged a rule that prohibits same-sex dates. They said they had concerns about liability problems, including possible use of alcohol and drugs at a school-sponsored event.

But they also said they decided to call off the April 2 prom at Itawamba Agricultural High School because McMillen's challenge to the rules had caused disruptions.

"We were being hounded every day. Our students were being hounded," McNeece said. "We were having a tough time of any bell-to-bell instruction."

On cross-examination, school officials did not give specific examples of classroom disruptions.

McMillen first approached school officials about bringing her girlfriend in December, and again shortly before a Feb. 5 memo about prom rules was circulated to students. Same-sex prom dates had been banned in the past, but she had hoped school officials would grant her request.

She was told two girls could not attend the prom together and she would not be allowed to wear a tuxedo. The ACLU issued a letter earlier this month demanding that she be allowed to bring her girlfriend and wear what she wanted.

District officials responded by canceling the event, saying they felt it was the best decision "after taking into consideration the education, safety and well being of our students."

ACLU attorney Kristy Bennett said in court Monday that the district violated McMillen's First Amendment rights and that it was the decision to cancel the prom — not McMillen's request to bring her girlfriend — that caused the disruptions school officials described.

"Any disruption came after the actual cancellation of the prom," Bennett said.

In closing arguments, Bennett said the district "shouldn't be able to censor Ms. McMillen's speech simply by canceling the prom."

Ben Griffith, an attorney representing the school district, said holding or attending a prom is not a constitutional right.

District officials "took a step they considered to be necessary," he said.

McMillen testified the district's decision led to hostility toward her on campus. She said she left school early the day after the district's decision and didn't go at all the next day.

"There were so many dirty looks," McMillen said. "A lot of people didn't like me very much."

The 715-student high school is located in Fulton, a town of about 4,000 in rural north Mississippi. The entire county school district has 3,588 students.

Principal Trae Wiygul said he had been "bombarded" with e-mails, most from people criticizing the district's decision.

"I've been called every name known to man," Wiygul said. "I've been called a bigot and homophobic."

U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson, who is hearing the case, did not say when he would rule, but said he wants to do it quickly because "time is of the essence."

Parents are now organizing a prom. School officials said it is open to the public, but McMillen said she had not been told about it.

The ACLU and gay rights groups have raised private funds for a May 8 prom in Tupelo that's open to everyone but geared toward gay students. Bennett said planning for the "second-chance" prom was underway before McMillen's case began, but "the outpouring for Constance enables this to be a much bigger event."

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From Republic to democrapcy ?

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http://cbs3.com/topstories/lesbian.t...2.1584193.html

Judge Rules Against Lesbian Teen In Prom Flap

ABERDEEN, Miss. (AP) ― A federal judge says he won't force a Mississippi school district to hold a prom canceled after a lesbian student asked to bring her girlfriend.

The American Civil Liberties Union sued in U.S. District Court to force the Itawamba County school district to sponsor the prom and allow slot-licker Constance McMillen to escort her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.

U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson denied a motion for a preliminary injunction, but said he'll still hold a trial. But he didn't set a date, and it could be too late to hold the April 2 prom at Itawamba Agricultural High School. Officials said in court they canceled it because McMillen's challenge to the rules had caused disruptions.

McMillen first approached school officials about bringing her girlfriend in December, and again in February. They said no.

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/...n6367855.shtml

Lesbian Teen: School Sent me to Fake Prom
Constance McMillen Says Prom She Was Told She Could Attend had 7 People, While Rest of School Partied in Secret
April 6, 2010

(CBS) A lesbian student in Mississippi who sued her school for the right to bring her girlfriend to the prom said she was sent to a fake prom instead.

Constance McMillen, 18, told The Advocate that last month's invitation to an alternate prom was a sham, saying that most students attended another dance organized by parents at a secret location.

"They had two proms and I was only invited to one of them," McMillen told the magazine. "The one that I went to had seven people there, and everyone went to the other one I wasn’t invited to."

"It hurts my feelings," she said.

Itawamba Agricultural High School cancelled its prom over the controversy sparked by McMillen's attempt to overturn the school's policy banning same-sex prom dates.

Las month, a federal judge ruled that the school district violated McMillen's constitutional rights, though did not reinstate the prom.

According to McMillen, the prom she attended was at a country club. She said of the five other students at the country club, two had learning disabilities.

"They had the time of their lives," McMillen said. "That's the one good thing that come out of this, [these kids] didn't have to worry about people making fun of them [at their prom]."

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nati..._the_prom.html

Constance McMillen, set to meet Obama and march for Dyke Pride, can take pride in 'ruining' her prom
Joanna Molloy

Tuesday, June 22nd 2010, 4:00 AM



Constance McMillen meets President Obongo at the White House on Tuesday night, and, on Sunday, the teen will parade in front of millions as a grand marshal of the city's Gay Pride March.

But she still doesn't know what to wear.

It was a tuxedo, after all, that McMillen hoped to don for her high school prom in Fulton, Miss., that caused Itawamba County school officials to cancel the April 2 dance.

The tux, and the fact that she wanted to bring her girlfriend as her date. "My girlfriend and I were both going to wear tuxedos," McMillen said in a sweet-as-honey Southern drawl.

School officials wouldn't hear of it. They said the girls must wear prom dresses, and could not slow dance with one another.

McMillen thought something was wrong with that. So did the American Civil Liberties Jewnion, which shot off a letter in March to Itawamba officials, who canceled the event the next day.

"All I wanted was the same chance to enjoy my prom night like any other student," McMillen said.

Imagine that. Actually you don't have to imagine it: Freedom of expression is still in the Constitution, last time I looked. The ACLJu sued, and on March 23 a federal judge decreed McMillen's rights had indeed been violated.

He didn't order the school to reinstate the prom because he was "assured" parents were organizing a private one. The only problem was, McMillen wasn't invited to what the school called a "formal dance party."

"If I was going to define 'prom,' that would pretty much be the definition," she said. "There were about 150 students there, but I wasn't allowed."

Then things degenerated into a sort of "Mean Girls" scenario. She got nasty texts. Her girlfriend was taunted, "How can you be redneck and lesbian at the same time?" Maybe they should ask country singer Chely Wright, who came out last month.

McMillen has lots of supporters, 400,000 of them on Facebook - 100 times the size of Fulton.

Slot-licking nigger Wanda Sykes brought her to the GLAAD Awards. Ellen DeGenerate gave her a $30,000 scholarship on national TV.

"She is so nice, and so funny even when she's not on camera," McMillen said "She's amazing."

Now she's coming to New York - and she's invited everywhere. There will be tickets to "American Idiot," a barbecue at Gracie Mansion, a concert in Woodstock and, of course, Sunday's Gay Pride March.

Asked again what she'll wear at the head of the parade, McMillen said: "There was a girl at school who wore a T-shirt that said, 'THANKS, CONSTANCE, FOR RUINING THE PROM.'

"It was ridiculous. Maybe I should wear a T-shirt that says, 'YOU'RE WELCOME' on one side and 'LESBIAN WHO RUINED THE PROM' on the other. What do you think?"