The ACLU successfully defeated a motion to dismiss the Gay Straight Alliance Network, a plaintiff in the case Loomis v. Visalia Unified School District, and several other claims from a federal civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of George Loomis, a former high school student, and the GSA Network. source
Georgie wanted to be a symbol, I'd say.
Why did you decide to file the harassment lawsuit against the school district and not let it go?
I couldn’t stand silent while they violated my civil rights or the civil rights of other students. It’s an injustice if I stay quiet about it, because we’re at a perfect time to speak out and create change. And I know how hard it is to be harassed at school because you’re gay or perceived to be gay. I wasn’t out at school, and that made it worse because at that time I was only perceived as being gay. source
Why was he perceived as being gay? I don't suppose outrageously flaming behavior had anything to do with it.