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Thursday Watercooler: Reid promises DADT vote

James Withers — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:59:30 +0000

GOProud turns mama grizzly for Willow Palin. There is some Internet furor (isn’t that all there ever is?) over an alleged Facebook comment made by 16 year old Willow Palin. Apparently a(...)

Miss. lesbian student sues over exclusion from yearbook

logointern1 — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 13:00:53 +0000

(Jackson, Miss.) Another teenage lesbian is suing a Mississippi school district, this time over a policy banning females from wearing tuxedos in yearbook portraits.

Ceara Sturgis‘ dispute with(...)

Lesbian teen accepts Miss. school district’s offer

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:24:40 +0000

(Jackson, Miss.) A teenage lesbian who sued her school district over its ban of same-sex prom dates has accepted an offer to settle the case.

American Civil Liberties Union attorneys(...)

Lesbian who sued over prom date transfers schools

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:19:42 +0000

(Jackson, Miss.) The lesbian who sued her rural school district over its ban of same-sex prom dates has transferred to a school in Mississippi’s capital.

Constance McMillen told The Associated(...)

Lesbian teen left out of high school yearbook

logointern1 — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 14:38:29 +0000

Constance McMillen isn’t the only lesbian student in Mississippi facing discrimination at school. Ceara Sturgis, a student at Wesson Attendance Center, feels it too.

Earlier in the school(...)

Westboro to picket Constance McMillen’s graduation

logointern1 — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:00:52 +0000

Kansas-based hatemongers from the Westboro Baptist Church plan to picket Constance McMillen’s graduation from her Mississippi high school.

Constance McMillen gained notoriety when she asked(...)

Lance Bass, others sponsor gay-friendly prom

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:50:00 +0000

(Tupelo, Miss.) Green Day, former ‘N Sync member Lance Bass and celebrity chef Cat Cora are among those helping to pay for a gay-friendly prom in Mississippi next month.

Organizers say the(...)

Judge rules for McMillen in prom case, but dance still off

logointern1 — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:37:35 +0000

Constance McMillen won her day in court, but she did not win her prom back.

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the Mississippi high school student’s rights were violated when her school(...)

Judge hears lesbian teen’s suit to force prom

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:30:37 +0000

(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(...)

Neff: High schoolers, taking a stand

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:49:59 +0000

Taking a stand is part of growing up.

Often an act of rebellion, taking a stand brings a sense of pride, accomplishment, purpose and maturity.

My high school stand took place my junior year, in(...)