Students fight for equal rights for gays

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Students fight for equal rights for gays
Monday, August 11, 2008
Deb Price

http://detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080811/OPINION03/808110320/1272/OPINION0310

A high school senior in Florida turned to a teacher's aide for help last September after younger students taunted her for being gay, saying "dykes" are "nasty," "gross" and "sick."

In doing the right thing, "Jane Doe" set off a shocking but ultimately inspiring chain of events in Panama City.

The resulting federal court ruling and a similar one also won by the American Civil Liberties Union are timely reminders that gay and gay-friendly kids have the right to express themselves and form clubs.