Posted by
Billy on Friday, November 13, 2009 11:15:53 AM
The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening an Alabama school district
over prohibiting a lesbian from taking her girlfriend to the
prom.
Tharptown High School near Russellville told Cynthia Stewart she
could not attend the prom in March with her girlfriend in tow. On behalf of the
17-year-old junior and her guardian, the ACLU is now demanding that school
officials reverse their decision.
According to Mat Staver of Liberty
Counsel, the case is typical of the ACLU in that "anything that is
anti-moral, anti-religious liberty, and anti-freedom, you can always find them
on the other side."
"Here they are again: They're supporting lesbianism in a school
situation where...the school does not want to promote lesbianism," the attorney
explains. "The prom is [designed] for young men and young women to come and
celebrate -- it's not [intended] for an exhibition of lesbianism; and the school
simply has said [it's] not going to allow lesbianism in the prom. (ACLU defends lesbian student on prom
issue )
(The ACLU should not be using our courts to force a behavior on a school that doesn't want it. However the way our courts work it might be just a matter of time before this school has to allow this behavior better to put your children in private schools and remove them from the government schools)