Lesbian gets $35K settlement over canceled prom

[Bubba1]

Better headline would have been:

"ACLU puts finger in legal dike, $35 grand awarded lickety-split."

[AZhitman]

So then Ryan is entitled to $35k for being kicked out of Bob Evans?

For no other reason besides the color of his skin? Sure, but we are talking about Ryan, so there's probably another reason....

I can see it now: Defendant walks in, sits down. Plaintiff walks in, sits down. All rise, all sit down, Court is now in session, blah blah blah - Wait. I thought this case involved discrimination against a Black guy? Case dismissed.

[Jesda]

Let me clarify.

You have a right to choose who you want to associate with. Its freedom of association.


The exception to that right is when you are a public institution running school-sponsored programs.

[C-Kwik]

$35k? She must have had a damn good lawyer. That is effing ridiculous.

I'd imagine some of the worst lawyers would have no problem getting that amount. The case spoke for itself quite a bit.

It was stupid though to cancel prom just to keep a lesbian couple from attending. Who cares?

That's just it. Its likely few students would have cared if she arrived with her female date while dressed in a tux. But those students did care when the prom was cancelled and the finger pointed at her. I'd imagine she lost a lot of "friends". My understanding is she ultimately ended up finshing high school elsewhere.

Also, the article states that the school was violating her "rights". Rights to what? Right to attend prom? Give me a f**king break.

How about her first amendment rights? How about her civil rights? The case was much bigger than the prom itself (of course many teens would probably see the prom as more important at that point in their lives).

Frankly, I think the case could have been worth much more.

[AZhitman]

Frankly, I think the case could have been worth much more.

I'm with Chano on this one. As "conservative" as I am, from the moment this story broke, I felt like the school screwed up royally (and continued to screw up throughout the case).

[Jesda]

How about her first amendment rights? How about her civil rights? The case was much bigger than the prom itself (of course many teens would probably see the prom as more important at that point in their lives).

Frankly, I think the case could have been worth much more.

There was no first amendment right violated. The right to peaceable assembly is protection from government intrusion of private assembly. It is not a guarantee to government-sponsored assembly. A privately-sponsored prom was held by parents to exclude the gay girl and her date. The problem is that the school then canceled the official prom, leaving the lesbians without a school prom to attend. If the two lesbians showed up to the school prom alone, it would be sad, but not a violation of the school's own non-discrimination policy.

Basically, you can hold your own private prom and exclude whomever you want, but if you're a government-run entity, such as a public school, you cannot cancel the prom because a couple lesbians might show up.

The school wisely chose to pay up for being a bunch of (ironic insult coming) faggots.

[RCA]

I'm glad this happened.

Good for her. Why should being a homosexual be looked down upon?

[numbnuts240]

Why should being a homosexual be looked down upon?

because it's amusing.

[ProudNissanFreak]

Why should being a homosexual be looked down upon?

because it's amusing.

Damnit, I was just about to say IB4Tita

[Bubba1]

[Why should being a homosexual be looked down upon?

I think RCA raises a good point.....(pun intended). I've wondered why people have such a problem with gays. Are they that much of a personal threat? Are they afraid of turning gay if they stand too close to one?

[numbnuts240]

i look down upon them because it's not natural. they're hindering the progression of the human race. imagine how much time and money would be spent trying to figure out why, and consequently how to fix the problem, all the world's pandas suddenly turned gay.

[AZhitman]

imagine how much time and money would be spent trying to figure out why, and consequently how to fix the problem, all the world's pandas suddenly turned gay.

They're not?!?



All this time I thought it was just monkeys and koalas...

they're hindering the progression of the human race.

I think your people are doing a fine job of procreating in their place.

[numbnuts240]

I think your people are doing a fine job of procreating in their place.

we do f*** like rabbits, huh

[Watermelonwarrior]

I think RCA raises a good point.....(pun intended). I've wondered why people have such a problem with gays. Are they that much of a personal threat? Are they afraid of turning gay if they stand too close to one?

Think about the children!! haha

[Bubba1]

i look down upon them because it's not natural. they're hindering the progression of the human race. imagine how much time and money would be spent trying to figure out why, and consequently how to fix the problem, all the world's pandas suddenly turned gay.

Exactly how are they hindering the progression of the human race? If anything, they enhance it. For example, more gay guys means there are more women available for straight guys to pursue giving losers like Nala hope for getting laid.

[MellowZ32]

I think your people are doing a fine job of procreating in their place.

we do f*** like rabbits, huh

tis be true.

[AZhitman]

...for straight guys to pursue giving losers like Nala hope for getting laid.

In that case, she should have been fined $35,000.

[Bubba1]

...for straight guys to pursue giving losers like Nala hope for getting laid.

In that case, she should have been fined $35,000.

[numbnuts240]

i look down upon them because it's not natural. they're hindering the progression of the human race. imagine how much time and money would be spent trying to figure out why, and consequently how to fix the problem, all the world's pandas suddenly turned gay.

Exactly how are they hindering the progression of the human race? If anything, they enhance it. For example, more gay guys means there are more women available for straight guys to pursue giving losers like Nala hope for getting laid.

maybe "progression" wasn't the right word. should have gone with "survival" or something similar. and nala will never get laid, especially if he's planning on attending the univ. of hartford.

[Alfador]

I'm know it's not illegal, I'm not debating that. What I'm trying to figure out is how attending prom is a "right".

Civil rights in general. How is denying someone entry to an event such as a prom based on race/gender/orientation any different than denying them a seat on a bus or in a restaurant for the same reasons? It was put forth as a public event, "open to all within a category, with an exclusionary rule that singled out a specific group of people. If this was a private event, with invitations sent out privately, and not run by the school, it would be a different story. The cancellation was a direct response to their rule being shot down, so it was just an end-run around it to reach the same goal. It would be like a restaurant chain saying "fine, if we can't tell gays not to eat at our restaurants, we'll just close all our restaurants in <insert town that made them do it here>"

[Bubba1]

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maybe "progression" wasn't the right word. should have gone with "survival" or something similar. and nala will never get laid, especially if he's planning on attending the univ. of hartford.

True about Nala. But physically speaking, gays can reproduce just as easily as heterosexuals. And gay parents do not automatically spawn gay children. The only thing you might argue is that many gay people do not find the opposite sex appealing enough to pursue having sex with them, which reduces unplanned pregnancies (but then again Nala is straight and does not appeal to anyone of the opposite sex either).

[Speedy7_7]

I heard you can catch gay if you drink from the same drinking fountain as them.

[troskinatior]

These two bishez destroyed some poor kids "american pie get laid before prom night is over"

[Mr1der]

not enough.

how's about they throw the school a real prom too?

[ADDirishboy]

Civil rights in general. How is denying someone entry to an event such as a prom based on race/gender/orientation any different than denying them a seat on a bus or in a restaurant for the same reasons? It was put forth as a public event, "open to all within a category, with an exclusionary rule that singled out a specific group of people. If this was a private event, with invitations sent out privately, and not run by the school, it would be a different story. The cancellation was a direct response to their rule being shot down, so it was just an end-run around it to reach the same goal. It would be like a restaurant chain saying "fine, if we can't tell gays not to eat at our restaurants, we'll just close all our restaurants in <insert town that made them do it here>"

I think in my mind I'm looking at it that going to prom isn't a right.

It's still ridiculous that this even happened though.

[troskinatior]

I guess I've been watching Law & Order too much because $35k seems small to me

Yeah me to, but what do I know.

[ADDirishboy]

True about Nala. But physically speaking, gays can reproduce just as easily as heterosexuals. And gay parents do not automatically spawn gay children. The only thing you might argue is that many gay people do not find the opposite sex appealing enough to pursue having sex with them, which reduces unplanned pregnancies (but then again Nala is straight and does not appeal to anyone of the opposite sex either).

I agree with this. My aunt is lesbian and her and her partner have a child. They did it through on of those semen donation things. Also, I have a half-uncle who is gay and he and his partner have 2 kids. None of the children are gay and live completely normal lives.

[troskinatior]

Imagine how much that would suck to have gay parents, that would be hell

[scotttak]

Imagine how much that would suck to have gay parents, that would be hell

imagine having two dads and walking in on them doing the dirty. hawt.

[Razi]

Imagine how much that would suck to have gay parents, that would be hell

imagine having two dads and walking in on them doing the dirty. hawt.