Comments on: US school cancels prom after lesbian asks to invite girlfriend

By: Stewart

Stewart — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:34:20 +0000

Rich –
“Americans are not stupid they just need to be educated again and a again and a again”
Coming from some one who cannot even put a sentence together correctly, I suggest you educate yourself on the term xenophobia before you attempt lecturing an entire nation on equality.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:19:57 +0000

Imagine that happening in a progressive city like San Francisco? Of course, there are more Nobel peace prize winners and Mensa members in the Bay Area than the entire area South of the Mason-Dixon line. No wonder the USA has by far the first world’s lowest literacy rate and per capita passport holders. Shame on Alabama for perpetrating this bigoted ignorance.

By: Har Davids

Har Davids — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:56:53 +0000

Going the extra mile, cancel a prom to prevent a lesbian student to attend with her girl-friend. Way to go, bigots!!!

By: valerio

valerio — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:59:30 +0000

That’s quite a low blow, trying to get the students to side against this girl by taking the prom away. Now that it’s back on, it would be good come back if the students refused to attend unless she’s also allowed to bring her girlfriend. But can we expect this degree of solidarity in Alabama?

By: Rob Hill

Rob Hill — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:30:26 +0000

Yeah thanks for the link, lets see if anything happens after a few emails start to appear in their inbox

By: Harvey

Harvey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:11:55 +0000

America – Land of the free? – What a Joke!!

By: George

George — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:42:56 +0000

Ahh, that famously progressive state of Alabama. Thankfully there are plenty of decent people there such as this student. If the bigots of the state need to be dragged kicking & screaming into the 21st century by the threat of legal action, then so be it!

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:27:04 +0000

Americans are not stupid they just need to be educated again and a again and a again….the fight for our rights continues – (why are there so many typos in Pinknews stories now?)

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:10:39 +0000

Didn’t realise you had to ask teachers permission to bring people to a prom/formal? At ours gay students who wanted to bring someone of the same sex just did it. Don’t see what the big deal is anyway.

By: xaria

xaria — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:16:09 +0000

inbred homophobic c__ts

By: amn14

amn14 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:02:39 +0000

Simon Murphy: Thanks for the URL leading to the “mail the school” option.

By: Tigra 07

Tigra 07 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:21:48 +0000

This is the second story about homophobic treatment at proms in america in just a few weeks now
The girl who can’t wear a tux and now the girl who cant bring her girlfriend

Is there no male gay guys wanting to wear a dress or bring their boyfriends to the prom?

By: Iris

Iris — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:27:21 +0000

Pathetic. What kind of an example is this school setting to its students? They should be ashamed of themselves.

By: Riondo

Riondo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:46:19 +0000

Every time I think human beings can’t be more mean-spirited they surprise me. If someone coming to the party might not do just what the rest of us are doing let’s not have a party. Pathetic.

By: Simon Murphy

Simon Murphy — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:26:16 +0000

Drop the school a line to let them know what you think of their decision.

http://www.franklin.k12.al.us/Default.asp?L=0&LMID=&PN=Schools2&DivisionID=&DepartmentID=&SubDepartmentID=&SubP=School&SchoolID=3349