Prom lesbian, Constance McMillen, awarded $30,000 scholarship via Ellen Degeneres: Headed to DC for GLSEN Summit
”I’m excited to meet other student and community leaders from across the country who are working to address anti-LGBT bullying and discrimination in schools…. GLSEN’s Safe Schools Advocacy Summit is a great opportunity to learn more about how I can use the platform I’ve been given to continue my work to make schools places where everyone can feel safe and free to be who they are.”
Constance McMillen, the Mississippi teenager who’s request to bring her girlfriend to her high school prom has resulted in the school deciding to cancel the event completely. She is scheduled to be in Washington (Saturday through Tuesday) to be one of three dozen “student and community leaders” taking part in an workshop developed by the Gay, Lesbian Straight Education Network. McMillen has become a national news figure after appearing on numerous TV broadcasts and talk shows including both T ahe Ellen Degeneres Show and Wanda Sykes. (GLSEN)
”I went to [the Vice Principal and I asked about bringing my girlfriend. He basically just gave me a story and said, ‘That’s not allowed.’ … He said, that wouldn’t be allowed either — if a girl shows up in a tux, that they wouldn’t be let in, because –. He said, ‘I know it’s not a big deal for a girl to wear a tux, but if a guy shows up in a dress….’ He said, ‘I’m not letting a guy in with a dress on.”’
Constance McMillen a high school senior from Mississippi talking to Ellen Degeneres about her prom being canceled because she was denied the ability to come with her girlfriend and show any type of affection or to arrive in formal attire that is traditionally worn my men. At the end of their on-air discussion, the lesbian talk show host presented McMillen with an oversized check representing a $30 thousand college tuition grant donated from one of her corporate contacts. (Ellen Degeneres)
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