The American Civil Liberties Union is threatening an Alabama school district over prohibiting a lesbian from taking her girlfriend to the prom.
Tharptown High School near Russellville told Cynthia Stewart she could not attend the prom in March with her girlfriend in tow. On behalf of the 17-year-old junior and her guardian, the ACLU is now demanding that school officials reverse their decision. According to Mat Staver of Liberty Counsel, the case is typical of the ACLU in that "anything that is anti-moral, anti-religious liberty, and anti-freedom, you can always find them on the other side." "Here they are again: They're supporting lesbianism in a school situation where...the school does not want to promote lesbianism," the attorney explains. "The prom is [designed] for young men and young women to come and celebrate -- it's not [intended] for an exhibition of lesbianism; and the school simply has said [it's] not going to allow lesbianism in the prom." But the ACLU is telling the Franklin County School System that it is constitutionally required to allow homosexual students to bring their same-sex partners to the event. The ACLU counsel representing the homosexual student argues that federal law makes it clear that the school cannot "discriminate" against students "who want to bring same-sex dates to school dances." Staver warns against giving in to the ACLU's demands. "The ACLU would essentially undermine all the core values that made America great," he remarks, "and they would use these radical agendas of homosexuality, abortion, and other kinds of anti-faith and [anti-]family policies to literally undo America." According to the ACLU, the school cancelled the prom altogether in order to avoid having to let the lesbian student bring her date -- but then put the dance back on the school calendar. Staver believes the school has the right to set boundaries on the prom, as it is not intended to shine a spotlight on lesbianism. The school has until November 20 to respond to the ACLU's demand letter.
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