Here we go again another prom story. A male student who has worn women's clothes to school all year was turned away from his high school prom because he was wearing a dress. Logan, who is gay, received an $85 refund for his prom ticket Tuesday but was not satisfied. He said he is considering filing a complaint with the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana. I can not believe this would happen not a days. I though the school would be more accepting. It was a big step for this young man to dress like a women all day . If they allow him to wear that type of clothing to school them they should have let him wear it to the prom. This was crazy.
I have seen a lot of blog about gay people so good and so not so good. I do hope that those of you who have negative comments about this news article will keep them to your self. I am not gay but I do support them. Everybody should be entitled to their own believes and who am I or you to say other wise.
The whole point of this blog is to share opinions with each other and start some interesting discussions that will lead people to become more open minded and perhaps gain a new perspective on things. Asking people who have negative comments to keep to themselves is quite close-minded if you ask me. It almost discourages discussion. A one-sided discussion is almost never progressive.
That said, I'm not so sure I agree with you on this issue. Sure, kids should be able to express themselves any way they wish, but Prom isn't just for the enjoyment of one person. It's for the enjoyment of everyone involved. I wouldn't care either way if some guy came in a dress. I do believe many parents would have a problem with that and don't wish to have their child's memory tarnished by means of expression they're not ready to deal with.
I hope that made sense. While we have the right to express ourselves, sometimes consideration for others is also important. For me, it doesn't matter if you're gay or straight. But there are a lot of people who don't want to deal with this issue yet. They need time, and they definitely don't need to be forced into accepting this kid.
This is a very tough issue and I only hope both sides can come to an understanding before this goes to court. We don't need any more court cases involving this.
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I agree that everyone should have the right to enjoy prom, and I agree that we shouldn't have to deal with any more court cases like this.
But I don't agree with this: "That said, I'm not so sure I agree with you on this issue. Sure, kids should be able to express themselves any way they wish, but Prom isn't just for the enjoyment of one person. It's for the enjoyment of everyone involved. I wouldn't care either way if some guy came in a dress. I do believe many parents would have a problem with that and don't wish to have their child's memory tarnished by means of expression they're not ready to deal with."
If the boy dresses in a dress, it isn't going to harm anyone. Even if they are a bit offended, they're not harmed. There's no indecent exposure, and there's no confrontation. People should be able to enjoy their proms even if a guy is wearing a dress. Because really, what's it to them?
wjw's comment:
"many parents would have a problem with that and don't wish to have their child's memory tarnished by means of expression they're not ready to deal with."
is quite disturbing.
It could be applied to any situation a transgendered person faces as society's intolerance with transgendered behavior would not go away once the prom is over. A TG person could cause "tarnished memories" for another person in any activity whether it be at prom or waiting for a bus. So according to wjw, transgendered people should suppress their iner being everywhere as it could cause those that are intolerant to have "tarnished memories".
This sounds like same kind of reasoning that was used to keep black people out of public schools, or white neighborhoods in the South 50 years ago.
The lesson to be learned here is that the source of the problem here is society's intolerance and not how to placate such intolerance.
I want to make a comment about this incident with his high school prom, what in the hell is wrong with the school administrators, they should have let him go to the prom wearing the dress, after all they let him wear dresses to school all year long.
I am a heterosexual male who is attracted to females only, but I wear dresses and strive for that femminine look, I am transgendered and I am very conservative in my political beliefs, I believe they should have let him go to the prom dressed the way he was, he looked very nice.
I hope more boys or men start wearing dreeses in the near future. Sincerely Vivian
I agree with Vivian...
I am a woman who is attracted to a man who likes to wear dresses. We do talk about marriage and how we should fulfuill those rolls. If we were to get married, I would wear the pants and he would wear the skirts. So Hats Off to the transgenders in the world who want to explore their feminine side!
He can buy another dress, Prom is such a joke anyways, who cares if a kid wants to dress up in drag
It really pisses me off that they wouldn't let him go the way he wanted to. So what if he was wearing a dress, was it hurting anyone? I am myself a non-op Transsexual woman, and I find it outrageous that people are still targeting people because of their choices surrounding gender! Apparently people fail to realize that just because they don't approve of someone's life style doesn't mean that that person no longer has any rights. If he wants to dress in drag, let him, that is his right and his choice to make, NOT THE SCHOOL'S!
I find it strange that you would post such a controversial article on a blog supported by an organization that seeks to promote discussion and then ask us to keep our opinions to ourselves.
I also find this article highly offensive. I am not transgender myself, but I believe everyone has a right to express themselves as they see fit. Personally, I would not care a whit if a guy showed up in a dress to my prom. Dork that I am, I'd probably just fall for him somewhat and maybe ask to have my picture taken with him, in the hopes of establishing a connection. If the school in question is a public school, I do not see why he should not take action against it. Of course, if the school is private, he's kinda SOL.
I live in Indiana and it doesn't surprise me this happened. People here are extremly narrow minded. What town did this happen in? The boy should file a complaint and if a discrimination suit can be filed.