Constance gets her prom

You've all heard the news about Constance, the lesbian girl who was cheated out of a prom by her peers and their parents, right? I was more than just a little upset when I heard this story. I knew kids could be cruel... but I was hoping that the adults would set a good example. But then, where do you think the kids learned this kind of behavior?

Well, all's well that ends well... Constance got her prom. You can read the whole story on The Friendly Atheist. But here's a little teaser for ya... copied from his website:

My friend Robb and I went there as guests for the Second Chance Prom, a celebration of equality which was attended by a few hundred kids from all over Mississippi. This event was huge mostly due to the bravery of Constance McMillen after she was not allowed to bring her girlfriend as her date to prom. As you likely have heard, Constance stood up for what was right and was rewarded with her school district canceling the main prom and by her peers who threw a bogus prom for her while they went to the real private prom. The bigoted intolerance she was subjected to is completely inexcusable.
I was so thrilled to see a huge helping of justice served with the Second Chance Prom. Straight kids and LGBT kids were bused in from all over the state to attend the event. The gold sponsors for the event were Green Day and the American Humanist Association. Lance Bass attended, sponsored and spoke to the audience. The crowd got to rock with a great dance-rock concert by Hey Champ, who volunteered to play for free (check them out at heychamp.com — they are big supporters of the freethought and LGBT movements). Then, DJ ?uestlove came out and entranced the crowd. How many kids get that level of talent at their proms? The general consensus was that the Second Chance Prom was much cooler than any of our first proms.

And to Constance's peers and their parents... you may never read this, but SHAME ON YOU!