We hear ABC Family is presently casting for a movie inspired by Constance McMillen, the Mississippi teen who garnered national headlines, a headlining spot in New York’s Gay Pride Parade, and a $30,000 college scholarship from Ellen DeGeneres after she filed charges against her rural school district for banning her from her senior prom because [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Constance McMillen’
Constance McMillen Movie — ABC Family Developing Film About Lesbian Teen Banned From Prom
October 11th, 2010 |
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Westboro Baptist Church Will Protest During Constance McMillen Graduation
April 29th, 2010 |
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A controversial hate group that routinely protests at the funerals and concerts of some of Hollywood’s most noted celebrities will picket at the graduation of a rural Mississippi teenager who made national headlines when she was denied the chance to go to her school’s prom because she is a lesbian.The Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church announced [...]
Ellen Presents Lesbian Teen Banned From Prom With $30K Scholarship
March 19th, 2010 |
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Emmy-winning talk show host Ellen DeGeneres stunned her studio audience Friday when she presented 18-year-old Constance McMillen with a $30 million check from digital media company Tonic.Com.
The shy Southerner made headlines this earlier this month after officials at her rural Mississippi high school cancelled the April 2 prom because Constance planned to escort her girlfriend.
DeGeneres [...]
Lesbian Teen Constance McMillen Says School Cancelled Prom Over Same-Sex Date
March 12th, 2010 |
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Mississippi teen Constance McMillen — who happens to be a lesbian — says her high school nixed the annual junior/senior prom because she wanted to wear a tuxedo and escort her girlfriend to the event. The 18-year-old and her lawyer Christine Sun spoke to The Early Show Friday about a federal lawsuit over the [...]