BF2S Forums Tux Wearing Lesbian’s Yearbook Photo Denied

Macbeth wrote:

I'm usually pretty fair on issues like this and am not a homophobe at all, but doesn't the other students have a right to a year book not full of outrageous photos? What's to stop a person from posting more extreme year book photos just because they can or because it would be "hip".

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She is also openly gay and says she does not even own girls clothing, she just wanted to represent herself, and dress how she felt comfortable.

Macbeth wrote:

Ceara Sturgis, a tux-wearing lesbian was denied her picture being published in the yearbook. Why? Because she was not dressed “traditionally.” Read more here.

One of the most memorable events of high school is going to take your Senior yearbook picture and waiting for the day those books come out. The Senior’s pictures are usually a little bigger, in color and it represents you and all of the hard work you put into graduating.

This year, Ceara Sturgis, a public high school student in Copiah County is being excluded from her yearbook for wearing men’s clothing in her picture.

Ceara is an honor student, trumpet player, and goalie on the school’s soccer team. She is also openly gay and says she does not even own girls clothing, she just wanted to represent herself, and dress how she felt comfortable.

American Civil Liberties Union is now involved and the school could be facing legal action, as Ceara mother has also hired an attorney.

A local TV station discovered that in the 2008 Wesson yearbook featured a “Backwards Beauty and Beau Pageant,” where students playfully dressed in clothing of the opposite sex. It is odd that they are okay with that, but have trouble with an openly gay student dressing in a tux. Sturgis said in an interview,

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I'm usually pretty fair on issues like this and am not a homophobe at all, but doesn't the other students have a right to a year book not full of outrageous photos? What's to stop a person from posting more extreme year book photos just because they can or because it would be "hip".

Hakei wrote:

Kmarion wrote:

Macbeth wrote:

http://www.rightcelebrity.com/?p=7050
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I'm usually pretty fair on issues like this and am not a homophobe at all, but doesn't the other students have a right to a year book not full of outrageous photos? What's to stop a person from posting more extreme year book photos just because they can or because it would be "hip".

Short of obscene or vulgar no. It's a thumbnail sized portrait. Chillax, she has the right to represent herself. I'm no fan of the ACLU (in general). But I hope they take care of this.. public schools should encourage freedom of expression. It's a tux.. not very outrageous imho.

It's not the point. The point is a girl is wearing a male item of clothing to a yearbook photograph. What if a guy turned up in a dress and asked for his picture to be taken in that? She has a right to represent herself outside the constraints of another person's decision, but being in a yearbook is not a god given right and thus it's not her choice. It's up to the school to decide who/what goes in there and I completely back their decision.

Macbeth wrote:

Kmarion wrote:

Hakei wrote:

It's not the point. The point is a girl is wearing a male item of clothing to a yearbook photograph. What if a guy turned up in a dress and asked for his picture to be taken in that? She has a right to represent herself outside the constraints of another person's decision, but being in a yearbook is not a god given right and thus it's not her choice. It's up to the school to decide who/what goes in there and I completely back their decision.

Discrimination is your choice/belief, I get that. But since this was a public school, one that ALL of the taxpayers contribute to she should be allowed to take a picture of herself in a tasteful manner. Which she did.

You don't have the god given right not to be offended. Not in my society.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPhje8wepyg&fmt=18
Is relevant.

What about, since the year books cost each student about $80, _{from my own High School experience} wouldn't the vast majority of students buying the year book have a right to a product which they find tasteful?

SEREMAKER wrote:

I thought it was a dude


don't most boys this age do the zach efron haircut


on one hand I would a little ticked off knowing she has no respect and on the other hand I would find fkn funny bc I would show that pic to everyone ................ then tell them its a chick ................ hello Bono

SEREMAKER wrote:

I remember one dude put in a mouth piece with his number on it - say cheese - BIG grin






he had to change his number 2 weeks before the year book came out do to telemarketers

SEREMAKER wrote:

on a side note : fuck the ACLU

SEREMAKER wrote:

on one hand I would a little ticked off knowing she has no respect

Macbeth wrote:

or because it would be "hip".