Constance McMillen is a high school student in Mississippi; She is also a Lesbian. After expressing her plan to attend her high school's prom with her girlfriend the school faculty denied her the right to go to prom. Constance was also planning on wearing a tuxedo to express her Gay Rights. After being turned down from her school's prom she went to U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson. Constance pleaded that her first amendment rights were being violated by not being able to wear a tux to the prom and go with her girlfriend. Judge Davidson agreed and ruled that her high school MUST allow her into the prom with any date she wishes and wearing anything she wishes whether it be a dress or a tuxedo. McMillen's high school had something to say about the judges ruling; or I should say something to do about the ruling. Her high school canceled the prom completely which was scheduled to proceed on April 2nd. I think this is extremely ridiculous. You wouldn't tell someone they can't go to prom just because their skin color is something other than white, so why would you tell someone they can't go to prom because their sexual orientation is something other than straight? I feel this was blown way out of proportion and something was made out of nothing. And to make the whole situation worse, the school completely canceled the prom because the ruling wasn't in their favor. If you are this prejudice what kind of example are you setting for all the other kids at the school? Not a very good one..! I feel that the teachers at the school need to grow up and act like adults and accept each person for who they are, and embrace their uniqueness and originality. We are all equal, and nobody is better than anybody else.
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