Constance McMillen - They just won't leave her in peace

Dear Friends from Suzanne,

Because so much change has been made in the last 30 years, it is easy to believe that discrimination against gay folk is largely a thing of the past.  Think again.  Below is the text.  If you want to see a picture of brave Constance McMillen, click the link at the bottom.  This hatred is what gay youth face all over Texas and in most of our nation. 

Westboro Baptist Church, the Kansas-based church famous for their “God Hates Fags” demonstrations outside the funerals for dead soldiers, has announced it will picket lesbian student Constance McMillen‘s graduation. McMillen made headlines earlier this year when she fought Itawamba Agricultural High School’s ban against same-sex couples at prom. A judge ruled McMillen’s rights had been violated; as a final “eff you” from her high school, it organized a fake “decoy prom” that she and her girlfriend were sent to with a few other students while the rest of their class partied elsewhere.

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www.nydailynews.com/news/national/2010/04/28/2010-04-28_hate_group_westboro_baptist_church_to_picket_lesbian_teen_constance_mcmillens_gr.html