17-year-old lesbian sues to wear tuxedo to prom (and wins!)

Let them all wear what they want, from the beach up to tux..

It WILL change. As long as people like this girl continue to fight this way, I firmly believe attitudes will be changed and we will actually be the tolerant, accepting and open country that we say we are.

yeah! i'm so glad this girl stood up for herself! that principle needs to be removed from his job....NOW!

noahs mommy your right. im trying to chooce the correct words so no one is offended but seriously people are not born gay, and everyday children are experimenting with the same sex. what the heck would you do if your 15 yr old daughter "experimented" with another girl? Its against the bible for someone to be gay, bi, ect. thats why theres a man and a women. thats why one has the seed and the other the fertilizer. if not both male and female will have what it takes to "plant" a life. now if the tux was "in" and it was part of the style then whatever but to show off being gay is not right. straight people dont have banners in their cars with an im straight sign, so why in the world would gays cary around rainbow stickers? i have a few gay friends and whatever they do is whatever they do i dont get in it. but you cant tell their gay. they dont flash it off, or show it off. im happy she fought for her case, but it shouldnt become something that teens seem to be normal for two girls or two boys slow dancing out in the public in a room full of kids.

I'm so glad she stood up for herself (and won) Some of these comments are ridiculous!!! I was raised by two very loving & caring parents, my hair is long, i dress very feminine, and I'm also a LESBIAN!! I cant speak for anyone else but I KNEW I was attracted to women (well girls then lol) since I was about 11 or 12 years old!! And for as much as they charge for prom fees these days you should be able to wear a dress or tux regaurdless of your gender!!!

In TX, a boy was banned from wearing a gown to prom. SUCH CRAP! He was rocking it anyway, they should have let him be HIM! Let this girl be her!

I also don't understand why in this day and age that people continue to discriminate against anyone, not just gay teens. It amazes me how backwards some people can be when they try to impose their own beliefs on what is right and wrong on others. Good for her that she was able to win this case, but how sad that it had to go this far. When will all the negativity surrounding homosexuality change? Whose business is it of mine or anyone elses who someone wants to date or what someone wears in public?

prmom~ I dont believe all gays are born that way, there are some that ARE a product of their enviroment. Boys have been abused by men have a greater chance of becoming gay, and women who have had their fill of S.O.B men have gone gay. You cant say all gays are born that way.

Personally I think it is scary that kids younger and younger are being "gay" or "bi". In the high school I worked at it was almost cool to be "bi". I feel that once they are 18 and truly feel they are gay that is something they will have to work through but it should not be some fad.

ok so karen you think if a woman has short hair and wears pants she is a tomboy? that is absurd. If my hair is short I should feel like a boy. What backwards kind of place do you come from? You need to step out into the real world and take a look around. Women can be beautiful in pants, skirts, dresses, shorts, long hair, short hair or no hair at all. Get real, open a magazine or turn on your t.v..

To "Karen", I have two questions for you. Why can't you feel like a girl just because you have pants on and short hair? What makes you think this girl is not loved at home?

If she is gay then she is gay. If she feels that being made to waer a dress is not fair, then she should not be made to wear a dress As the writer put it, as long as her or his bit's are not hanging out, that is all that should matter. I hope you start to have an open mind as you grow up and as your hair grows.

Um... andrea21, you do realize that the bible speaks against sodomy, right? Well, sodomy simply means anal sex, so even straight couples can be 'guilty' of that 'sin.' This also would bypass lesbians entirely since they normally would not engage in such behavior. Interestingly enough, sodomy can also be defined as oral sex which means that nearly everyone in the US is 'guilty!'

Anyway, this is isn't a religious debate, and regardless of whether or not this young woman is homosexual, I still feel that she stood up for her rights. The idea of a woman only being allowed to wear a dress is discrimination based on gender, not just sexuality, and it is an infringement upon a person's right to express their individuality. Did she hurt anyone by wearing a tux? Are her peers traumatized by the fact she wore pants instead of a gown?

People have different morals, opinions, and tastes, and it's about time we start to embrace our differences instead of trying to hide who we truly are.

Karen, I have a feeling that you do not feel that people are born gay, that you feel they are a product of their environment. But it's simply not true. They are made different-their DNA is different. It doesn't matter if they are made to wear clothing similar to that of the opposite sex or not. If they're gay, they're gay.

My daughter isn't gay, but she is a tomboy. I tried to get her to wear dresses and the color pink when she was little. But once she was about age 4 and really could speak her mind-that was it. She wanted tshirts and jeans and tennis shoes-and no pink! She's now almost 20. She chooses to wear her hair long, but still loves her tshirts and jeans-and boys. You are who you are, regardless of what you look like.

un che'

Two years ago a girl form that same school wore a tux to prom without any drama... although, it was a different principal then...

karen, i completly disagree with you! my uncle is gay and he acts like a girl and i think it is wrong saying that you should act your gender, and who cares what people wear! no one tells you what you can and cant wear what you can and cant act like so dont do that to them! its rude they are people too! they have a right to whatever they want and i hope one day same sex marrige is aloud because unlike somepeople gays have the same rights and i want my uncle to be happy!

People are so ignorant!!! You cannot push someone into being something they are not. And I don't know about you other girls but there were some days in my life as a teenager, wearing a Tux would have been a lot easier than wearing a stupid ball gown. All I gotta say is YOU GO GIRL!!!!

andrea21, you bring up a good point, but you have to realize that not all people believe in the bible, and a good handful of teenagers are trying to find their own personal path so its hard to make a comment that its against the bible for people to be gay, bi etc. Even if that is true, which I think it is, idk, not everyone chooses to follow the bible or god.

I wonder if the school had their policy in place because they have had students in the past show up in attire that is completely inappropriate? Our local school really had to crack down as some of the boys were coming in things they had picked up at a thrift shop-and they weren't necessarily old suits, either. Administrators want to keep prom a formal event, and not have kids show up in whatever they feel like-to keep it nice for the kids that really care. But even when I was in high school(mid 1980s), we had girls wear tuxes to prom-not because they were gay, but because they didn't have dates so they decided to be each other's 'dates'. It was cute then and it still is.

I think requiring girls to wear dresses and nothing else is taking it a bit too far.

I think that girls and boys should be allowed to wear anything they want to school as long as it covers there areas.

I can see why people jumped in to help her and its nice to see that she stuck up for herself but it makes me wonder.

Why should the principle change the rules for one person? For all we know, those rules could have been there for years and now they have to be changed because one person didn't like them. Its crazy. If they didn't have specific rules then next people are going to say they have to go naked because clothing goes against their race or religion. Im all up for people being who they are, but if this girl can't deal with wearing a dress for a few hours and instead make the whole school change their policy, then so many more people will take advantage of the situation. Rules are there for a reason, if you don't like it, then try to avoid the situation. If you can't avoid the situation then deal with it accordingly and move on.