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On Kayla\u2019s 15th birthday, her mother ordered a cake of \u201cassorted colors,\u201d and the receipt did not state anything regarding the LGBTQ movement or the word \u201crainbow.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a happy moment,\u201d Kimberly Alford told WAVE 3<\/a>. \u201cWe were celebrating her 15th birthday. The day God gave me her. Not supporting any sexuality or anything like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Kayla\u2019s mother posted the photo of her daughter on Facebook, an unknown individual reportedly took a screen shot and sent it to the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whitefield Academy – a Christian school in Louisville – expelled Kayla because on her mother\u2019s private social media page, she appeared in a photo where she\u00a0appeared gay<\/em>\u00a0in the opinion of Whitefield administration,\u201d according to the lawsuit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00a0The school said the photo demonstrated \u201ca posture of cultural acceptance contrary to that\u201d of its beliefs, but Kayla\u2019s parents say the school invaded her privacy by outing her. The parents claim in a lawsuit the school did not ask Kayla her sexual orientation prior to the expulsion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey made an assumption about a child\u2019s sexual identity based on a birthday cake and a sweatshirt,\u201d\u00a0the family\u2019s attorney, Georgia Connally,\u00a0<\/a>told WDRB.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis decision (of stating one\u2019s sexual identity) is one which can ripple, leading to repercussions in untold aspects of someone\u2019s personal, social and family life,\u201d according to the lawsuit filed in Jefferson Circuit Court. \u201cThis decision \u2014 when, where and how to \u2018come out\u2019 \u2014 is a profound endeavor that is the sole right of an LGBTQ person. And yet (Kayla), an LGBTQ child, has been denied that right.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The family is suing the school for breach of contract, defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kayla attended Whitefield since sixth grade but now\u00a0attends a public school<\/a>, according to NBC News.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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