Tag Archives: Constance McMillen

Constance Not Invited To Private Prom

Constance McMillen’s school board in Mississippi yesterday filed a court brief claiming that her prom had been canceled to settle the “very explosive and disruptive issue” of their ban on same-sex dating. ACLU attorney Christine Sun calls bullshit on that, saying it was the cancellation itself that catapulted the story into the national news. Sun notes that the filing includes …

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Today On Ellen DeGeneres: Constance McMillen Gets $30K Scholarship

Mississippi teen Constance McMillen will appear on today’s episode of Ellen where she’ll be awarded a $30K scholarship in recognition of her activism on behalf of gay youth. McMillen’s school board canceled her prom several weeks ago rather than allow her to attend with her girlfriend. Since then she’s appeared on countless media outlets talking about discrimination against LGBT youth. …

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HomoQuotable – Constance McMillen

“When it first started, I just wanted to take my girlfriend to prom, you know? I thought it might make the local news and maybe help future LGBT students at Itawamba because hopefully they wouldn’t have to put up with what I did. I sure didn’t expect any of this kind of attention. [snip] “Anytime I feel like this is …

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Constance McMillen On Wanda Sykes

Mississippi teen Constance McMillen appeared on the Wanda Skyes Show to talk about her canceled prom. (Wanda surprises Constance by asking to her to be the presenter of Wanda’s upcoming GLAAD award.) There has been a huge national outpouring of support for Constance, with many offers of money and venues to host a gay friendly prom. The ACLU is suing …

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Constance McMillen’s Daddy Supports Her

Mississippi teen Constance McMillen’s daddy is not only ridiculously hot, he supports his gay daughter. This national outpouring of support for Constance is, in my reckoning, unprecedented. Major national LGBT organizations could work all year and never create such a perfect storm of media attention focused on an attractive, well-spoken, sympathetic figure. Please strike while the issue is hot and …

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Prom Denied: Constance McMillen Story Goes Nationwide

Mississippi teen Constance McMillen’s story about the cancellation of her prom because she wants to bring a female date has gone national. Virtually every network (except Fox) has sympathetically covered the story and her Facebook support page now has over 66,000 members. This morning she appeared on the CBS Early Show with her ACLU lawyer. Fellow students are telling Constance, …

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Homophobic Watch: Constance McMillen

JMG reader Sean Chapin has launched a YouTube news channel called Homophobic Watch. His first report is about lesbian Mississippi high schooler Constance McMillen. Watch this.

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ACLU Sues Mississippi School Board For Canceling Prom Over Lesbian Attendance

The ACLU has filed suit in federal court demanding that a Mississippi school board rescind their decision to cancel a high school prom rather than allow a lesbian student to attend with her female date. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit today against a Mississippi High School that has canceled prom rather than let a lesbian high school …

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Mississippi School Cancels Prom Over Lesbian Student’s Date Request

All Constance McMillen wanted was to bring her girlfriend to her high school prom, but a Mississippi school board has canceled the event entirely rather than allow lesbians to attend. “Due to the distractions to the educational process caused by recent events, the Itawamba County School District has decided to not host a prom at Itawamba Agricultural High School this …

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