A Kiss is Only a Kiss } Not For This Gay Cheerleader who Got Kicked Out

A Texas cheerleader says he was suspended and kicked off the squad after high school officials saw him kissing a boy on a campus surveillance video, Towleroadreports.

The cheerleader, who asked not to be identified in the original report, believes he is being targeted and punished for be being gay. According to Kris TV 6 News:

Perhaps most surprising, is the way the student was caught. Not in person by a teacher, but by surveillance camera, leading the young man to believe he was being watched and targeted by school officials simply because of his sexual orientation.

“They never check cameras for anything unless something is stolen,” the young man said, asking not be indentified. “We would be the ones getting caught because I’m sure we were the only ones, sexual orientation wise, being caught like that.”

The boy said public displays of affection are a relatively common occurrence at Alice HS, and he believes that the principal would not have targeted him had he been caught kissing a female student.

“In this school [kissing] is everywhere, if that were the case, suspending everyone for that, half the school would be suspended,” he said.

District officials declined to comment, citing privacy concerns.

At least the student has his family’s support. They say their son’s suspension is currently under review and that they expect to learn more by next week. If he is not reinstated on the squad, however, they say they will take further action against the district.