Gay High School Student Kept Out Of Yearbook By Homophobic Principal

[romantico]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 6:19am

More Christian love from the south

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXP4i_5GwkY

[madbrian]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 6:45am

Are we sure it wasn't because of the Justin Bieber haircut? Because THAT would be a valid reason.

[AC126748]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 7:34am

These "Christian" educators can deny it all they want, but Mississippi is one dykish state.

[romantico]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 7:46am

A principal denying a gay student the right to attend a prom is one other serious issue,but to deny them having their picture in the year book because of his own personal prejudice sounds like grounds for dismal IMO.Why haven't any of her teachers spoken up? Any other parent? ACLU? Students? ANYONE? Even in the deep south, shouldn't someone's rights be protected?

Updated On: 6/15/10 at 07:46 AM

[StockardFan]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 8:14am

That's ridiculous.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 11:36am

I wish nealb1 would comment on this thread to ask us what it matters if someone is out or not or in the yearbook or not.

I feel like there have been similar stories to this one, mainly because I remember chatting about it on her and JerseyGirl talking about the "drape."

Not that it makes any difference, but I wonder if this girl is transsexual. Crying over wearing the drape seems to go deeper than a gay/straight thing. This seems much more an issue of gender identity than it does of sexual orientation.

But even in that case, it's dumb for them to be freaking out, because women can wear men's clothes with impunity.

And maybe we don't need to use the word dykish.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 11:40am

I'm sorry, but that's not a girl.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 11:46am

Why? Is Rachel Maddow not a woman?

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 12:00pm

Trust me, she's ALL woman.

I didn't mean anything bad by that, I just meant that the illusion is amazing. Sometimes people really do "pass" (for lack of a better word) and it's just shocking.

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 12:04pm

Gotcha. I do wonder, like I said above, if this is more ingrained in her as a gender issue. Reading about her crying over the drape just made me scratch my head.

Personally, I think she should wear whatever she wants. Of course, if they set this precedent for her they'll fear it will the slippery slope of letting a little gay or transsexual boy wear a dress.

I thought this stuff went out with my mom's school era. For my senior pictures we chose our own clothes.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 12:07pm

For our graduation pics, boys did the tux, girls did the drape. That's all there was to it. But there was no controversy over anyone wanting to wear the other.

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 1:12pm

I took my Senior picture while wearing a Snow White costume.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 1:20pm

But was it published, Diva?

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 1:28pm

The thing is, she would have looked like a cross dresser in a drape. She looked quite handsome in the tux .

[TheatreDiva90016]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 1:35pm

"But was it published, Diva?"

Like, I bought the yearbook?!

[Q]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 1:35pm

All I saw was Campbell Brown. Daddy.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 1:36pm

The thing is, she would have looked like a cross dresser in a drape. She looked quite handsome in the tux .

This is true, but I can sort of see the school's stance on this. The headline of this thread is a little misleading. The school was not allowing her photo because it technically would be considered cross-dressing and it would open the door for every prankster in the senior class who thinks it would be so HILARIOUS to cross-dress for the yearbook and turn the whole thing into a farce. The girl identifies herself as gay, but not as transgender, so the whole thing is sort of blurry. I think the solution is: If the school allows her to wear boys' clothing on campus, in class, and during school-related functions, then they should do so for the yearbook. If not, then now is not the time for hypocrisy.

[romantico]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 2:17pm

So,my question is did the Principal break the law? Can he be fired? What gives him the right to remove someone's picture? I mean, if it was inappropriate I could see but clearly it was not. Will she get a diploma or be allowed at graduation? This principal needs to at least be on leave while the school investigates. Until people like this principal or the school board who threw a Prom but did not invite the openly gay student are punished we are gonna hear about sh*t like this all the time.These homophobes need to start paying for their hate.

[Annas_Priest]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 3:28pm

She broke the rules. It don't think this is a Homophobia situation. She broke the rules. Too bad.

[ghostlight2]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 3:40pm

Whose rules?

[Phyllis Rogers Stone]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 3:46pm

The Lord's, of course.

[romantico]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 3:48pm

The self loathing gay man (Annas_Priest)who is siding with the homophobe(because he is one himself after all) is looking for his daily dose of attention. Go away. No one likes you.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 3:49pm

I don't see where it is a big deal. Yearbooks have lots of places where students photos show them in various more natural pastimes and in casual dress. The graduation portraits have a dress code to give a formalized, traditional appearance. If she didn't want to follow the dress code rules, it was her decision. They were NOT telling her her picture wouldn't be shown because she is gay. it wouldn't be shown because she didn't wish to follow the set up rules.

[romantico]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 3:53pm

Its should be about the students not the Principal. Just like the proms. It's the student's yearbook and promos, not the schools. How is her picture hurting anyone? Fact is, the principal was uncomfortable and he took it out on the student.

[SNAFU]

Posted: 6/15/10 at 4:05pm

Yes, about the STUDENTS (plural), not A student. By keeping the yearbook uniform it makes for a traditional feel to a teenage rite of passage. No one said her picture wasn't printed because she was gay. That would have been an offense to which I would travel down to protest the Principal myself. Her picture wasn't posted because she failed to meet the dress code for the graduation picture. This occurred in my High School when one of the guys had himself photographed in a sports jacket and not the faux tux they put all the guys in. He didn't meet the required dress code his photo wasn't included. It wasn't because the Principal felt awkward about sports coats.
It isn't always Homophobia folks.

Updated On: 6/15/10 at 04:05 PM