This Week in Civil Liberties (9/23/2011)
In memory of Troy Davis, what can you do to keep fighting for the innocent on death row? What did Ceara Sturgis’ principal try to force her to wear for her yearbook picture? What organizations are allowed to discriminate when hiring for governmen...
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Wear That Dress or Else!
That’s basically what a high school principal told Ceara Sturgis at the start of her senior year — you’ve got to wear a “drape,” or scoop-necked covering that looks like the top of a dress, in the yearbook photo. Cear...
Categories: Ceara Sturgis, gender discrimination, LGBT rights, LGBT Youth, Mississippi, sex discrimination Tags:
Wear That Dress or Else!
That’s basically what a high school principal told Ceara Sturgis at the start of her senior year — you’ve got to wear a “drape,” or scoop-necked covering that looks like the top of a dress, in the yearbook photo. Cear...
Categories: Ceara Sturgis, gender discrimination, LGBT rights, LGBT Youth, Mississippi, sex discrimination Tags: