Prom cancelled because of lesbian teen

[Temporary_User]

Originally Posted by amorak

Pics? Did you have a Flannel Tiara?

no pics.
It was in the Seattle area, but still no flannel tiara.

Edit actually googled it and found pics:
http://www.komonews.com/news/archive/4004466.html

[red sky]

Originally Posted by Temporary_User

no pics.
It was in the Seattle area, but still no flannel tiara.

Did you and a large group of friends spontaneously break into an epic choreographed dance routine at prom?

[Jimmy Stang]

Originally Posted by valo403

Huh? There's no prom to attend. The different treatment would be not allowing her to go with the person of her choosing.

To simplify, the school board had three choices:

A - Allow her to bring a date, just like everyone else (non-discriminatory).
B - Cancel the prom to prevent a lesbian from attending with her date.
C - Prevent her from bringing a date to the prom, but let is proceed for everyone else.

B and C are blatantly discriminatory because she is a lesbian and her date would have been one too.

Not sure what part of this you don't understand. If there's proof that the prom was cancelled to prevent a lesbian from attending with a date, the civil rights lawyers are going to have a field day. And rightfully so.

[Table 5]

Originally Posted by Locke

The caterers wouldnt supply a box lunch?

LOL of the week. Thank you, good sir.

[valo403]

Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang

To simplify, the school board had three choices:

A - Allow her to bring a date, just like everyone else (non-discriminatory).
B - Cancel the prom to prevent a lesbian from attending with her date.
C - Prevent her from bringing a date to the prom, but let is proceed for everyone else.

B and C are blatantly discriminatory because she is a lesbian and her date would have been one too.

Not sure what part of this you don't understand. If there's proof that the prom was cancelled to prevent a lesbian from attending with a date, the civil rights lawyers are going to have a field day. And rightfully so.

I understand it all perfectly well thanks, but that's not how a civi rights claim works. By canceling the prom for everyone they aren't treating anyone differently, which is a requirement of the claim.

[Burninator]

Originally Posted by valo403

I understand it all perfectly well thanks, but that's not how a civi rights claim works. By canceling the prom for everyone they aren't treating anyone differently, which is a requirement of the claim.

If it's that cut and dry why is the ACLU bothering?

[onetwo_threefour]

Originally Posted by Locke

The caterers wouldnt supply a box lunch?

They found a hair in the pie...

[Huntingwhale]

Lesbians are cool.

[Ren]

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by valo403

I understand it all perfectly well thanks, but that's not how a civi rights claim works. By canceling the prom for everyone they aren't treating anyone differently, which is a requirement of the claim.

Except they are. The ACLU claim is not only that the school canceled the prom because this girl is a lesbian, but that the scholl is villifying her for their canceling the prom.

http://m.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs...emplate=wapart

Oh, and immediately after she approached the school to inform them of who she was bringing, they sent a memo to students that forbade bringing someone of the same sex. When she attempted to assert her rights, they canceled the entire thing instead.

Blatant discrimination, and likely a slam dunk case.

[SebC]

Originally Posted by amorak

At least for the lesbian, this will pay for her future education and then some

The suit is asking for $1 in damages. Looks like she's in it for the right reasons.

[CaptainCrunch]

Why wouldn't you want lesbians at your high school prom, I mean I'd rather they were incredibly hot lesbians, but talk about getting your party started the right way.

If I was the DJ I'd be alternating between "Hold onto the night" by Richard Marx and "I can't fight this feeling" by REO Speed Wagon.

[shermanator]

This thread needs more lesbians...

[Da_Chief]

Related question to former engineering grads.

To the Iron ring ceremony, did you guys wear the whole suit? pants, jackets? or do you take the jacket off for the gown? Mines tomorrow, cant find the proper info.

[Flash Walken]

BOOM, Dyke town!


Hilarious.

[valo403]

Originally Posted by Resolute 14

Except they are. The ACLU claim is not only that the school canceled the prom because this girl is a lesbian, but that the scholl is villifying her for their canceling the prom.

http://m.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs...emplate=wapart

Oh, and immediately after she approached the school to inform them of who she was bringing, they sent a memo to students that forbade bringing someone of the same sex. When she attempted to assert her rights, they canceled the entire thing instead.

Blatant discrimination, and likely a slam dunk case.

They can challenge the policy as written, but not as applied. The policy has never been APPLIED to her as the cancellation avoided that.

[narbeZ]

These girls probably just want to make some headlines.

I also don't see the need for some posters to rag on people's "biblical" beliefs.

Whether you like it or not, these common values and stories have been shared and passed down from family's and churches for thousands of years.

Now I know the new generation of adults/children are going progressively atheist, and I understand that.

On the other hand, just because these girls are homosexuals shouldn't mean that they don't have the right to partake in prom. But lets look at this from the outside.

What would it be like if they were all over each other on the dancefloor? Myself I would be ready to throw up. There is also a flipside to this, what if they were male?

I say, these girls can be "straight" for one more night.

The whole thing smells of attention.

Besides what other reason would they bring the whole thing to the forefront unless they were planning on getting busy at prom?

They could just go as two girls, and all of this attention could never have happened.


I STILL, don't understand why it has to be such an "event" to come out of the closet.

[Temporary_User]

[JimmytheT]

Originally Posted by narbeZ

These girls probably just want to make some headlines.

I also don't see the need for some posters to rag on people's "biblical" beliefs.

Whether you like it or not, these common values and stories have been shared and passed down from family's and churches for thousands of years.

Now I know the new generation of adults/children are going progressively atheist, and I understand that.

On the other hand, just because these girls are homosexuals shouldn't mean that they don't have the right to partake in prom. But lets look at this from the outside.

What would it be like if they were all over each other on the dancefloor? Myself I would be ready to throw up. There is also a flipside to this, what if they were male?

I say, these girls can be "straight" for one more night.

The whole thing smells of attention.

Besides what other reason would they bring the whole thing to the forefront unless they were planning on getting busy at prom?

They could just go as two girls, and all of this attention could never have happened.


I STILL, don't understand why it has to be such an "event" to come out of the closet.

Wow... just... wow.

I really hope most of this post was intended to be posted with green text.

[Nage Waza]

Originally Posted by Thor

I heard that a local hotel has offered them a free place to have the prom at one of there ball rooms.

You sure it was a ball room?