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BAGLY Celebrates Youth Pride in Boston
By Tony Hobday | Sunday May 5, 2013
BAGLY celebrates Gay Pride with a rally, march, entertainment and a prom -- admission to which are free, if you get an HIV test earlier that day.
Principal Won’t Allow Transgender Student to Run for Prom King
By Jason St. Amand | Thursday Apr 25, 2013
A transgender teen running for prom king is upset that his school principal will only allow him to run for prom queen. Fellow students in York, Pa., are siding with him in the dispute.
Reflections of a Rock Lobster: Gay Youth Still Fighting for Safer Schools
By Antoinette Weil | Saturday Mar 2, 2013
More than 30 years after Aaron Fricke sued his school for the right to escort his boyfriend to a prom, LGBT students are still fighting to prevent discrimination and bullying in schools.
Texas School Tells Teen He Can’t Wear Dress to Prom
By Jason St. Amand | Monday Feb 25, 2013
A Houston high school student claims that his assistant principal told him he wasn’t allowed to wear women’s clothes to his senior prom because it violated the school’s dress code.
Gay-Exclusive High School Prom Continues to Disrupt Indiana Town
By Jason St. Amand | Wednesday Feb 13, 2013
Officials at a northern Indiana high school are saying that its prom will be open to LGBT couples, but one group is planning an "inclusive" unofficial prom, another a non-LGBT prom, while one outside teacher defended her anti-gay statements.
Indiana High School Students, Parents Seek Gay-Free Prom
By Jason St. Amand | Monday Feb 11, 2013
Students and even a teacher from an Indiana high school are pushing for a prom that would prohibit gay students from attending.
Pa. Teacher Filmed Gay Student at Prom to Mock in Class
By Jason St. Amand | Thursday May 17, 2012
A Pennsylvania high school teacher allegedly video taped an openly gay student and his transgender date during a prom and then showed the footage to her class, allowing students to make fun of the couple.
’Funky Winkerbean’ Comic Addresses Gay Rights
By Jason St. Amand | Saturday Apr 21, 2012
The creator of the popular comic strip ’Funky Winkerbean’ announced that he will tackle gay rights issues in an upcoming issue.
Gay Couple Elected as H.S. Prom Royalty in Maine
By Kilian Melloy | Thursday Jun 2, 2011
High schoolers in a Maine town elected a gay couple as this year’s prom royalty, an event that many supported--but some decried (though not on camera).
How High School Proms Became Battlegrounds for Gender Identity Rights
By Conswella Bennett | Sunday Mar 6, 2011
A rural high school in Michigan making its prom gender neutral highlights the way schools choose proms & homecoming ’royalty’ has become the latest battleground for gender expression. EDGE examines the issue -- and looks at some brave students.
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