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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Homo / News McNeece Family Values

Posted by Dan Savage on Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 3:26 PM

Teresa McNeece
Ms. McNeece,

After reading this morning's news of your decision to cancel Senior Prom to exclude a female student from bringing her girlfriend, I felt compelled to write you not just as another human being but as a McNeece. I am a McNeece with familial ties to Itawamba County and Fulton. My Grandfather grew up there and many extended family members still live there today. Teresa, your decision is in complete contrast to the values, McNeece values, that I was raised with. I was taught that the McNeece name stand for honesty, kindness, fairness and hard work. Nothing in your decision speaks to these values. It is shameful to know that my family name is tarnished by your bigotry and unkindness.

I implore you, as a fellow McNeece, please reverse your decision. Not just because it is the right thing to do but also because it is the McNeece thing to do.

Jesse McNeece
Seattle, WA

You can write to Teresa McNeece at...

Superintendent Teresa McNeece
tmcneece@itawamba.k12.ms.us
Phone: (662)862-2159 Ext. 14
Fax: (662) 862-4713

Join the Facebook group "Let Constance Take Her Girlfriend to Prom" here. Make a tax-deductible donation to support Constance's ACLU LGBT Project team here.

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Don't know about you but I smell a big gay feel-good-movie coming out of all this...

Can Kelly Clarkson act? She looks astonishingly like the lesbian student all this hullabaloo is about...

BBC Report

Posted by You Look Like I Need A Drink! on March 11, 2010 at 3:50 PM

So it turns out she was bi and, heck, she may be straight-identified now. Still shouldn't be legal to discriminate against her, Trollina, whatever her sexual identity.

Posted by Dan Savage on March 11, 2010 at 5:01 PM

2 - your point being? That Kerry, and by virtue of a similar (or not) situation Constance, aren't deserving of praise for fighting against institutional bigotry and discrimination?

"Ooops" -- I think I'm out of troll food.

*Anyone*, regardless of their sexuality, should be praised for fighting for the rights of others. Whether or not they are a card-carrying member of

Go Constance. Go Kerry.

Posted by m@f on March 11, 2010 at 5:05 PM

That lady looks suspiciously lesbionic. Maybe she's just jealous that kids these days don't feel the need to torture themselves in the closet and then suffer a loveless marriage to someone of the opposite gender, just to keep up appearances.

Posted by john t on March 11, 2010 at 5:47 PM

Dan, isn't an Itawamba a yeast infection in the rectum?

Posted by FightBack on March 11, 2010 at 6:27 PM

Hmm. A single softball umpire?

Posted by remarkablyadept on March 11, 2010 at 6:46 PM

NEW TERM: SOUL PEDOPHILE -
DEFINITION: One who strips a childs soul of their dreams through abuse, hatred and discrimination.

The whole Itawanba High school board are a bunch of SOUL PEDOPHILES!!!

i was a prom queen. I went to prom with a queen. Apparently as long as its gay guy/straight girl or gay girl/straight guy its ok? what about ugly girls/boys that weren't asked, can they go? this place is soul pedophil-ing all kinds of kids. NYC has been called to action on this (like we need to be called, we're there at the discrimination door with a casserole most times.......xo)
FIGHT ON!

Posted by dasterdlydiva on March 12, 2010 at 7:15 AM

Hm. See, I can't help but notice that it's a Mc on Mc fight so near to St. Patrick's day. I'm gonna get thwacked by my own grandfather for this, but jeez, what the hells with all the troubles here?

Posted by JudT on March 12, 2010 at 11:02 PM