Teen Sues District for Discrimination

Constance McMillen, 18, and her lawyer Christine Sun spoke to Erica Hill about the lawsuit over her high school's refusal to allow same-sex couples to attend prom.

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[Littlestmuffin]

It's scary to watch this and know my own prom comes up.  I'm not nearly as brave as her ._.

[FretArchitect]

Even IF homosexuality is a choice, it is irrelevant to this issue. What matters is the state, using taxpayer money, is discriminating against a student based on sexual orientation. Since this girl is not breaking the law, the school has no grounds to ban her from any school sanctioned event. Just because people on the school board don't agree personally with the gay lifestyle doesn't mean they have a right to keep them from coming to a school sanctioned event.

[melovetorun]

As people become educated now and days, they leave their ignorant religious ways and for once start to use their minds.

[devilshomie]

It's bullshit like this that makes college better than high school jesus let the girl bring her girlfriend to prom, already they did the same thing with blacks/whites now the prejudice has moved on to another minority and it pisses me off!!!

[mysticqueen821]

I don´t care what people say. To me its not a matter of religion. Lesbians are hot and sexy. Gays are gross (sorry but its true) and weird. But lesbians are hot and sexy and I think its so cute for two girls to get it on. and kiss it turns me on. I don´t understand why someone wouldn´t like a girl. But I also don´t understand these girls like Constance´s lawyer who completly became a man. yu don´t have to look like a man to like a girl!! ^^

[jsgirl4ev3]

i've seen lesbian couples at prom, and i'm lucky to go to a school where they accept that. i'm straight but a strong supporter of gays rights. hopefully everyday all schools are tolerant.

[KSmoothSaxG]

1:27

did she say "That can't be easy man"?

[agoodgirlNOT]

@Sonolumino8939 i apologize, that was in bad taste. but you still shouldnt say homophobic things.

[Sonolumino8939]

@agoodgirlNOT Thanks, my mom's dead.

[agoodgirlNOT]

@Sonolumino8939 guess no one likes your mother then.

[anthony20cali]

@gunnerg42 if your not gay yourself you don't have any right to say it isent, if your gay and say it is then ya you can say that. your taking a guess and you don't know anything about being gay and how its not a choice, ya we can lie about it and live a lie but who really wants to do that? its one thing to be yourself but its another to try and force ppl to believe what you do, this is the present and not the past we wont fall for your religion terrorist acts.

[emoisgay789]

@gunnerg42 Your a fucking moron, and can you give us some evidence for your claims, that does NOT come from your little book of fairy tale bullshit