得克萨斯州大草原城独立学区本周遭到一起《教育法修正案第九条》诉讼，起因是该学区在一名女学生被选中出演男主角后，取消了《恐怖小店》的演出。
The Grand Prairie Independent School District 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.
被选中饰演西摩的学生安娜·莫塔因演出被取消而起诉学校，认为这构成非法的性别歧视。
Student Ana Mota, who was cast as Seymour, sued her school for the cancellation, arguing it amounted to illegal gender discrimination.
学区表示，取消演出是因为让女性反串该角色会违反得州去年通过的一项法律，该法律禁止多元化、公平与包容项目，以及围绕性别认同或性取向的教学。
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.
但诉讼认为，这项宽泛的法律并未明确禁止在音乐剧演出中反串角色。
But the broad law does not specifically ban gender swapping in musical productions, the lawsuit argues.
代表莫塔的律师戴维·科尔对NBC 5电视台表示：“所以这算是一个灰色地带。参议院第12号法案中有一些非常具体的内容，并不难理解。但也有一些内容相当模糊。”该学区拒绝回应《国会山报》的置评请求。
"So it is a little bit of a gray area. There's some very specific items in SB 12 that aren't really that hard to figure out. There are others that are pretty vague," attorney David Coale, who is representing Mota, told NBC 5. The school district declined The Hill's request for comment.
学区最初提出让莫塔在剧中出演另一个角色，但她拒绝后，学校便彻底取消了演出。
The district originally offered Mota another part in the play, but when she refused, the school canceled the production altogether.
诉讼中写道：“大草原城独立学区故意将安娜排除在西摩这一角色之外，并因她是女性而剥夺了她参与该学区教育戏剧项目的机会。
"GPISD intentionally excluded Ana from the role of Seymour and denied her the benefits of participation in the GPISD educational theater program because she is female.
将安娜从该角色中移除的行政人员明确表示，移除的理由是安娜是一名女学生却要扮演男性角色。”
The administrators who removed Ana from the role stated explicitly that the basis for removal was that Ana is a female student portraying a male character," the lawsuit reads.
这一事件是得州中小学和大学为避开该法律锋芒而做出调整所引发的最新争议。
The incident marks the latest fight over the changes schools and universities in Texas have made to try to stay out of the law's crosshairs.