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April 17, 2012

Vice principal removed from school after disqualifying gay student from pageant

Joe Abell of Fullerton Union High School in California is assigned to work in district office for the timne being

Two weeks after he disqualified a gay student from a pageant for saying he hoped gay marriage would one day be legal, Fullerton Union High School Assistant Principal Joe Abell has been removed from the campus of the Southern California school.

Kearian Giertz was participating in the Mr. Fullerton contest when his appearance was cut short objected to the student's answer to the question 'Where do you see yourself in 10 years?'

April 5, 2012

Gay student removed from Mr. Fullerton contest by school official

Assistant principal who stepped in after hearing student's pro-gay marriage answer to question is now under fire

A gay high school student participating in the Mr. Fullerton contest in Orange County, CA this week saw his appearance cut short when an assistant principal objected to the student saying he hoped gay marriage would one day be legal.

April 5, 2012

Gay student removed from pageant for pro-LGBT answer speaks out

'You don't check your First Amendment rights at the gates of the school'

Kearian Giertz says he was just being spontaneous and honest during the question-and-answer portion of the Mr. Fullerton pageant in Orange County, CA this week.

The gay teenager was asked where he saw himself in 10 years. He said he hoped to be married and added: 'Hopefully gay marriage will be legal in 10 years in California.'