No Prom for you.
Eighteen-year-old Kevin Logan says he is a homosexual who is exploring his sexual identity. He has dressed as a female while attending classes this year.
Logan arrived last Friday for the prom wearing a fuchsia, slinky prom dress and heels but was not allowed inside.
School officials say its school policy that males can’t wear dresses. They refunded the 85-dollars he paid for a prom ticket. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana says Logan’s First Amendment Rights were violated. Logan’s mother, Donnetta, said she was not surprised by what she called the ignorance of school administrators.There’s a longer version of this story on the Chicago Sun-Times website. . . In this longer version, Kevin is quoted as saying “This is my prom. This is like the most important night of my life.” Ummm, I hope not. . . But, still. . . Power to you, Hon.
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Maybe its not the getting all dolled up that bothers people. Once someone said to me it was the fact that I was just a little too comfortable in all of it. The dress, high heeled pumps, nylons, and hair do. Most people just can’t deal with the fact that we can be more ladylike than ladies. play nice, or not.
There’s also video at http://cbs2chicago.com/video?id=22821@wbbm.dayport.com
I can’t believe it!!!……oh well maybe I can. That Ms. Rouse should be horse whipped in my opinion! What gives her the right to exclude someone because they dress differently? The article pointed out that other classmates were OK with him dressed that way as pictues were taken with him/her outside. Rules were meant to be bent or enforced at the discretion of the enforcer. It is obvious that the enforcer was extremely biased!
When will society start cracking down on gay women? It’s Ok for them to dress like guys but as soon as a guy puts on a dress everyone goes off. Oh he’s gay…….when was the last time you heard….Oh she a gay dyke dressing like a guy. For a woman to wear pants is fashionalble. For a guy to wear a dress is the end of the world.
Will society ever change?