Female Texas high schooler cast as male lead in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ files Title IX suit after show canceled

The Grand Prairie Independent School District (GPISD) in Texas was hit with a Title IX lawsuit this week after it canceled its production of “Little Shop of Horrors” when a female student was cast to play the male lead.  

Student Ana Mota, who was cast as Seymour, sued her school for the cancellation, arguing it amounted to illegal gender discrimination.  

The district said it canceled the show because gender swapping the role would violate a Texas law passed last year that bans diversity, equity and inclusion programs and instruction around gender identity or sexual orientation in schools. 

But the broad law does not specifically ban gender........

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