Comments on: Alabama High School Will Let Cynthia Stewart Go Gay at Prom!

By: Liz

Liz — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:05:22 +0000

Thanks for your post on this topic – I just blogged about some related issues at Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/gender-and-schooling

Thought your readers might be interested in checking it out!

By: Chris Hampton

Chris Hampton — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:48:20 +0000

I’m one of the staffers at the ACLU who’s been helping Cynthia and I have to offer a bit of a clarification on this. While the principal told a local reporter that he is letting Cynthia bring her girlfriend to prom and that report has gotten out there quite a bit, the school has yet to respond to the ACLU, and they also have yet to address the free speech issue raised by the principal forcing Cynthia to remove her “I’m a lesbian” sticker. We’re really hoping what he told the reporter is true and we certainly look forward to talking with the school, but we don’t at all consider the matter closed yet.

By: Sebs

Sebs — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:18:00 +0000

cynthia is a fierce woman

By: Stef

Stef — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:44:37 +0000

I was very proud of this girl! I hope she has a wonderful time.

But on the flip side, it’s sad to see how much further our side has to go. If you look at the story in the local Tharptown paper, and look at the comments section, you can see the backlash from the community. It’s still the old religious south. ugh. These people need to get out and make a gay friend.

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:21:08 +0000

Good! I bet her peers had a lot to do with this too. Stats indicate that people under 30 in Alabama are more supportive of gay rights than people over 65 in Massachusetts (in other words, age has a lot more to do with it than geography). Just like how all those high schoolers in Illinois got that one teacher back on the job last week, I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of Miss Stewart’s friends were making their opinions known to the administration.

By: Wes B

Wes B — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:18:53 +0000

Way to go! I’m glad the time has come in Alabama when kids are willing to stand up and be counted for who they really are. A lot has changed there since I went to my proms with girls, even though I should have gone with my boyfriend.

By: Alex Hanpeter

Alex Hanpeter — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:54:45 +0000

hell yeah! go cynthia!

By: Keith Kimmel

Keith Kimmel — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:15:40 +0000

Congratulations, Cynthia! Fight the power!