UPDATE: McMillen sues Itawamba School District, others after “fake” prom
UPDATE: McMillen sues Itawamba School District, others after “fake” prom
ABERDEEN – A federal lawsuit seeking money for damages was filed today by a lesbian student thwarted in her attempts to attend her high school prom. Constance McMillen’s attorneys also ask the court to declare that her rights to freedom of expression were violated.
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School Tricks Lesbian Student With Fake Prom
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Lesbian student’s prom a disappointment
Lesbian student’s prom a disappointment
Senior prom fell far short of the rite of passage Constance McMillen was hoping for when she began a legal battle to challenge a ban on same-sex dates.
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Lesbian pupil snubbed over school prom
Lesbian pupil snubbed over school prom
Mississippi: An 18-year-old student at a US school who fought for the right to take her girlfriend to the prom said she was one of only seven students to show up for the part
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Fake prom staged to trick lesbian kids
Fake prom staged to trick lesbian kids
Mississippi school that canceled dance to keep female couple away relents — then throws the real party across town
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ACLU Turns Down $20,000 Prom Donation
ACLU Turns Down $20,000 Prom Donation
More than a little confusion is surfacing over who is authorized to take donations for a private prom in Itawamba County, reports The New York Times . The Mississippi Safe Schools Coaliton is organizing a May 8 private prom in the wake of a controversy caused by Constance McMillen’s desire to take her girlfriend to her high school prom, which the school promptly canceled.
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Court backs lesbian student in prom dispute
Court backs lesbian student in prom dispute
A US school district violated a lesbian student’s rights by banning her from bringing her girlfriend to the prom, a federal judge ruled, but he stopped short of forcing the district to hold the event.
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Judge Rules Against Lesbian Teen; Won’t Force School to Hold Prom
Judge Rules Against Lesbian Teen; Won’t Force School to Hold Prom
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.
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Gay Teens Receive Invite to Calif. Prom
Gay Teens Receive Invite to Calif. Prom
Constance McMillen’s Mississippi School District Cancelled Prom Over Same Sex Couples Attendance Uproar
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Lesbian Teen Prom Date Case in Court
Lesbian Teen Prom Date Case in Court
School Officials Say they Were “Hounded” over Possible Lesbian Couple; ACLU Defends Girl’s First-Amendment Rights. more
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Judge won’t force Miss. district to hold prom canceled after lesbian asked to bring girlfriend
Judge won’t force Miss. district to hold prom canceled after lesbian asked to bring girlfriend
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Lesbian gets day in court over nixed prom
Lesbian gets day in court over nixed prom
Constance McMillen, the Mississippi gay teen who challenged a school ban on same-sex prom dates, asked a federal judge to reinstate the prom.
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Judge Says ‘No’ To Forcing Itawamba Prom
Judge Says ‘No’ To Forcing Itawamba Prom
A lesbian high school senior had sought to force the district to hold the dance after it was canceled when she asked to take her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo.
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Hearing set in lesbian teen’s suit to force prom
Hearing set in lesbian teen’s suit to force prom
School officials in a rural Mississippi county told a lesbian student to get “guys” to take her and her girlfriend to a high school prom and warned the girls against slow dancing with each other because that could “push…
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Support Grows In Lesbian Student’s Prom Fight
Support Grows In Lesbian Student’s Prom Fight
A gay civil rights organization is promoting an all-inclusive prom in Fulton after the Itawamba County School Board cancels a prom when a lesbian student asks to wear a tuxedo and attend with her girlfriend.
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