Be Happy, Not Gay

from 365gay.com:

(Chicago, Illinois) A law firm that represents conservative Christians is preparing to appeal a federal court ruling that bars a Neuqua Valley High School sophomore from wearing a t-shirt at school that reads "Be Happy, Not Gay."

Alexander Nuxoll is one of two students who were told by their Naperville school that the t-shirt is discriminatory. Nuxoll and Heidi Zamecnik had tried to wear the shirts as a protest against the National Day of Silence in 2006.

The homemade t-shirt said on the front "My Day Of Silence, Straight Alliance, and the back read "Be Happy Not Gay:"

School officials ordered Zamecnik to remove the T-shirt. When she refused she was told to cross out "Not Gay" with a marking pen.

Last year, with the help of the Alliance Defense Fund, they went to court seeking an injunction barring the school from taking action against them for wearing the t-shirts.

A federal judge ruled that the school had the right to dictate a dress code.

The school said it would allow the students to wear t-shirts that said "Be Happy, Be Straight" because it would not degrade another group.

The ADF said this week that it would take the case to the federal appeals court. Zamecnik has since graduated and is no longer a party in the case.

ADF attorney Nate Kellum said he would ask for an expedited decision in hopes Nuxoll could wear the shirt in time for this year's Day of Silence.

"Be Happy, Be Straight" doesn't necessarily encompass opposition to homosexuality, a viewpoint students should be allowed to express, Kellum told the Daily Herald.

"I think some messages are just better phrased in the negative," said Kellum, citing "No smoking" as an example.

©365Gay.com 2008

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Ah yes, political prisoners are being tortured, the government has been corrupt for so long that we don't remember actually trusting the talking heads on television, the number of homeless teens and people in their 20s is rising and the percentage of them that are gay is rising as well, the new presidential candidates are up and running, people are being killed, raped, robbed, and abused...but there are some people who take the time out of their busy schedule to push the "Heterosexual Agenda" - why isn't that term lobbed around more? Why are homosexuals the only ones with an agenda? I'm so certain that somewhere there are gay people who are trying to take away straight rights, to impose our modes of outlandish and outlaw thinking on the good Christians of the world - honestly. Why is it the most "hate" comes from the group that claims to be based on Christ's love and acceptance? I mean, I remember that time in high school when I was called a fag by a Buddhist - no wait, that never happened...that would have been a good Christian. I guess the 11th Commandment went something like: Thou Shalt Choose Upon Whom To Bestow My Love Upon.

...I get heated when I read things like this.

...and now a video.