Last September, Memphis, Tennessee principal Daphne Beasley instructed teachers to provide her with lists of all the couples at school. Her rational? Doing so would help her cut down on what she saw as excessive public displays of affection.

After receiving the lists, she then posted the names of all the couples! On the list was a gay couple who had not previously been out about their relationship or sexual orientations. As a result, the entire school, as well as the boys' parents, discovered that they were gay.

One of the boys told his local news station, "I really feel that my personal privacy was invaded. I mean, Principal Beasley called my mother and outed me to my mother!"

Additionally, the boys were subject to verbal harassment and weren't allowed to go on a school trip to New Orleans to rebuild houses, because their teacher claimed they "would "embarrass" the school by engaging in gay affection."

Last week the ACLU took action and sent a letter to Memphis city schools, explaining that the boys' rights had been violated. The letter also sought a change in school policies about student privacy, and asked for disciplinary action to be taken against the principal.

I'll keep you posted on any developments!