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MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL CANCELS PROM RATHER THEN LET LESBIAN TAKE GIRLFRIEND
The Mississippi school district that had refused to allow a lesbian student to escort her girlfriend to a high school senior prom has decided not to host the prom at all after its decision was challenged by the ACLU.
In a statement issued late yesterday, Itawamba County school district officials said, "It is our hope that private citizens will organize an event for the juniors and seniors". "However, at this time, we feel that it is in the best interest of the Itawamba County School District, after taking into consideration the education, safety and well being of our students."
[ via Lez Get Real ] Full Story. [3/11/10]
NEW PFLAG CHAPTER IN OLIVE BRANCH, MISSISSIPPI
PFLAG Chapter has been approved for the city of Olive Branch (and serving all of DeSoto County)
Visit the website for more information: www.pflagobms.org
> Full Story. [2/22/10]
FLORIDA JUDGE DELIVERS THIRD RULING AGAINST GAY ADOPTION BAN
"While the 1977 law remains in limbo, Sampedro-Iglesia's ruling suggests some state court judges already have made up their minds about gay adoption, a thorny political issue in a state with a significant social conservative streak. 'There is no rational connection between sexual orientation and what is or is not in the best interest of a child,'' Sampedro-Iglesia wrote in her order. 'The child is happy and thriving with [Alenier]. The only way to give this child permanency . . . is to allow him to be adopted' by her. In her ruling, Sampedro-Iglesia declared Florida's adoption law 'unconstitutional on its face.' For Alenier, who shares a home near downtown Hollywood with her longtime partner, Melanie Leon, the ruling made formal what she already knew she had -- a family." > Full Story. [1/27/10]
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