A lesbian high school student embroiled in a legal flap over her Jackson, Mississippi high school's prom policy has received a US$30,000 scholarship on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
Constance McMillen was speechless Friday when the talk show host, who is a lesbian, pulled out an oversized check from the website Tonic.Com, a digital media company.
DeGeneres says she admires McMillen for challenging Itawamba County School District rules that would prevent her from escorting her girlfriend to the prom.
The school district in the Mississippi county canceled the April 2 prom after McMillen's request.
A hearing is scheduled Monday in federal court in Aberdeen on American Civil Liberties Union efforts to force the district to hold the prom.
- Indian Journalist.
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