According to a release from the American Humanist Association this morning:
Humanists and freethinkers have a history of speaking up for the rights of all. The AHA was among the first to support civil rights, equal pay for equal work, and the right of same-sex couples to marry. Recently the AHA launched the LGBT Humanist Council to advance equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families. (www.lgbthumanists.org).
Consequently:
Humanists Prepare to Hold LGBT-Inclusive Prom in Mississippi
The American Humanist Association (AHA) stepped forward today and offered to plan and fund a prom for the Itawamba County Agricultural High School in Mississippi. The Itawamba County School District made headlines earlier this week by cancelling their prom rather than letting a lesbian student, Constance McMillen, bring her girlfriend as her date.
“It’s shameful that closed-minded members of the school board are prepared to deprive an entire class of students their prom over their outdated religious mores.” said Roy Speckhardt, Executive Director of the AHA. “People can hold to any belief or no belief in this nation, but the school board misuses their position when they try to impose their beliefs on the student population in Itawamba.”
(emphasis: mine)
18-year-old student Constance McMillen told school authorities that she planned to attend the high school’s prom with her lesbian girlfriend wearing a tux. When the Itawamba County School District freaked out, the American Civil Liberties Union stepped in. The Mississippi school district then cancelled the prom entirely.
The full text of the AHA’s media release can be read at the link.
More posts about Constance McMillen:
Contact the school district and officials:
Superintendent Teresa McNeece
tmcneece@itawamba.k12.ms.us
Phone: (662) 862-2159 Ext. 14Principal Trae Wiygul
twiygul@itawamba.k12.ms.us
Phone: (662) 862-3104School Board Member Eddie Hood
a082315@allstate.comSchool Board Member Jackie Nichols
jnichols@itawamba.k12.ms.usSchool Board Member Harold Martin
hmartin@itawamba.k12.ms.usSchool Board Member Clara Brown
cbrown@network-one.comSchool Board Member Tony Wallace
twallace@nexband.com
