On her show on Friday she had the lesbian teen that just wants to be able to go to the prom! Constance McMillen, the 18 year old that's so in the news at the moment. It was lovely to see Ellen bring out the shy girl, talked about being put in the spotlight, on what she wanted to do, on what things were really like.
Ellen was congratulated the youngster about standing up for what's right, for equality, when most other people would have kept quiet and simply wouldn't have the courage to say it isn't right and isn;t fair to be discrimated against.
All she wanted to do was go to the prom with her girlfriend, pure and simple, she just wanted a freedom that every other student has, to go with their date, their boyfriends and girlfriends.
Things turned a whole lot happier for Constance, for Ellen presented the 18 year old with a $30,000 for her education and an internship from Tonic.com!
On the Tonic.com website it states this money was " the result of funds raised here on Tonic.com through an anonymous donor, as well as Tonic's founder and CEO, Pankaj Shah, and the generous donations of Tonic readers" I hear the whisper that the anonymous donor was actually not sitting at all far away from Constance when she was given the check!
See Constance on Ellen.
Jason Shaw
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