In a controversy that has engulfed a small Arkansas town, a graduate of one of the local high schools claims the school canceled his appearance as this year's graduation speaker because his is gay.
Bryant Huddleston is a proud Sloan-Hendrix High School graduate of the class of 1990. He watched two siblings attend the Imboden, Ark., school; his father also serves as school board president. Now a successful entertainment television producer, Huddleston told The Huffington Post in a phone interview that he initially felt honored to have the opportunity to address the graduates -- including his baby sister -- at this year's ceremony.
Huddleston said his father, Steve Huddleston, and Superintendent Mitch Walton had worked out an informal agreement some months ago. According to the Associated Press, the plan hit a surprise snag in late January when Walton sent an email to the elder Huddleston and the other four school board members,...
Bryant Huddleston is a proud Sloan-Hendrix High School graduate of the class of 1990. He watched two siblings attend the Imboden, Ark., school; his father also serves as school board president. Now a successful entertainment television producer, Huddleston told The Huffington Post in a phone interview that he initially felt honored to have the opportunity to address the graduates -- including his baby sister -- at this year's ceremony.
Huddleston said his father, Steve Huddleston, and Superintendent Mitch Walton had worked out an informal agreement some months ago. According to the Associated Press, the plan hit a surprise snag in late January when Walton sent an email to the elder Huddleston and the other four school board members,...
- 5/7/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
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