Mississippi
Mississippi transgender law student misses graduation ceremony; Here’s what happened
American Civil Liberty Union Women’s Rights Project staff attorney Lina Morris said, “Our client is being shamed and humiliated for explicitly discriminatory reasons, and her family is being denied a once-in-a-lifetime milestone in their daughter’s life.”
Later this week, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit against the school district on behalf of L.B., stating that she was informed that she would be unable to attend the graduation ceremony if she wore a dress and heeled shoes, reported Mississippi Free Press. The school district’s dress code mandates that boys must wear a white button-down shirt, black dress pants, black shoes, and a tie or bowtie.
Moreover, this year, Mississippi legislators have introduced over 30 bills aiming to restrict the rights of LGBTQ individuals. In 2021, Mississippi made history by becoming the first state in the United States to enact a ban on transgender athletes competing in women’s and girls’ sports, which was signed into law by Republican Governor Tate Reeves.
According to an Associated Press report, Wynn Clark, the attorney for the Harrison County School Board, argued in court documents that graduation participation is voluntary and not a constitutionally protected right.
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