The Fulton, Mississippi Switcheroo: Scared Of A Teen Lesbian

Dear people of Fulton, Mississippi: You are the worst people in America. Really. You are just the worst.

All Constance McMillen wanted to do was go to prom. With her date. But no. That scared you so stupid that you had to collectively behave like complete assholes.

It's pathetic that all of Fulton, Mississippi seems far less mature than one teenage girl.

To avoid Constance McMillen bringing a female date to her prom, the teen was sent to a "fake prom" while the rest of her class partied at a secret location at an event organized by parents.

McMillen tells The Advocate that a parent-organized prom happened behind her back — she and her date were sent to a Friday night event at a country club in Fulton, Miss., that attracted only five other students. Her school principal and teachers served as chaperones, but clearly there wasn't much to keep an eye on.

"They had two proms and I was only invited to one of them," McMillen says. "The one that I went to had seven people there, and everyone went to the other one I wasn’t invited to."

It really is astounding that a group of people can be so terrified of a high school lesbian. But you, the people of Fulton, Mississippi - you are the worst people in America.

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Comments

[amanda]

Okay, this made me cry and made me angry. These really are the worst people in America.

[The Blob]

Yeah these folks suck. It also sucks that apparently only five classmates are willing to stand up in support of this girl/common decency (if that's even what happened here - the link to the story is not working for me right now). I would hope that the younger generation would be more forward-thinking than this. Naive, I know.
One question I have had about this story is: How did the school even know who this girl's date was in the first place? I feel like I remember reading that she originally asked permission to bring a female date? Not that I blame her in the least if that was the case, but just go to the prom with whoever you want, and if they can't handle it fuck 'em. I'm sure someone will correct me if the above is incorrect, but I'll go try to find out now.
In any case, what a bunch of utterly useless assholes.