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Transgender student turned away from prom (Just a poor boy in a prom dress...so sad)
http://www.examiner.com ^ | July 30, 7:34 AM | Matt Kailey

Posted on 07/30/2009 7:32:23 PM PDT by Maelstorm

Jeremy was refused entry to his high school prom when he arrived in a gown and makeup instead of a tuxedo.

KUAM, Guam’s news network, reports that officials at George Washington High School in Guam refunded the money Jeremy spent for a prom ticket, but are unsympathetic about the $400 he spent on clothing and other items, and will not issue him the apology that he wants for being unable to attend the prom.

Jeremy claims that he was discriminated against when he was denied entry.

“I said, ‘Where does it state in this rule in this paper that there’s no cross-dressing, no individualism and no opposite genders? It doesn't say anything.’ So I have a case right here. And that’s wrong,” he said, as quoted by KUAM.

In an earlier report, Jeremy claims that girls were being allowed into the prom in tuxes, and that he was told that those girls were wearing "female tuxes."

George Washington High School has no policy regarding transgender students (Jeremy has also identified himself as gay), and the principal, Begona Flores, says that she will follow such a policy if it is drafted, but has no intention of initiating a policy because it goes against her beliefs.

Jeremy has apparently dressed in male clothing and expressed his gender as male in school, so school personnel were not unreasonably surprised when he arrived at the prom in a gown.

However, the fact that no policy was in place suggests that Jeremy should have been allowed to attend, and a reasonable policy would accommodate trans students as well as lesbian, gay, and bisexual students.

Dress codes can be a major problem for trans students and for adult trans people in the workplace. While, ideally, a dress code for school or work should not be gender specific, we have not yet reached that place as a society.

But young people are transgressing those gender norms that society has established, and by pushing that envelope, they will eventually cause those necessary changes to be made.

In the meantime, many LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) youth organizations have established their own proms, to allow LGBT youth to bring the date of their choice, to wear the clothing of their choice, and to experience a prom that they can enjoy on their own terms, rather than one that has http://www.examiner.com/x-12237-Transgender-Issues-Examiner~y2009m7d30-Transgender-student-turned-away-from-promestablished around heterosexual partnerships and specific gender norms.

These types of events for youth are important in the development of positive self-esteem and self-worth, internal characteristics that all youth should be equally entitled to possess.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: gay; genderiddisorder; homosexualagenda; prom; sourcetitlenoturl; trans
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He denied himself the ability to go to the prom and then the school gets blamed? They did nothing wrong. He could have went but instead made a mockery of himself. Such selfish narcissism. This kid need help but he won't get it because the gaystapo will let you join but they won't let you leave.
1 posted on 07/30/2009 7:32:23 PM PDT by Maelstorm
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this is not a girl. I don't care what the nomenclature/political correct speech is.... this is not a girl. This is a boy who wants attention. he needs mental help.
2 posted on 07/30/2009 7:33:45 PM PDT by bareford101 (the obamanation is a COUNTERFEIT with a COUNTERFEIT birth cert. & 39 different ss cards)
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I guess I’m old school. I can’t think of anything that would f*** up my prom night more than seeing a guy in a dress. Sorry for this outburst of honesty....


3 posted on 07/30/2009 7:34:47 PM PDT by joejm65
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To: Maelstorm
Jeremy claims that he was discriminated against when he was denied entry.

And he was right, wasn't he?

4 posted on 07/30/2009 7:35:20 PM PDT by Mr Ramsbotham ("Baldrick, to you the Renaissance was just something that happened to other people, wasn't it?")
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To: Maelstorm

Is there a rule against self-mockery for proms? I wasn’t aware of one.


5 posted on 07/30/2009 7:36:08 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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.....will not issue him the apology that he wants for being unable to attend the prom

Why should they apologize just because someone who can’t follow the dress code?


6 posted on 07/30/2009 7:36:20 PM PDT by greatdefender (If You Want Peace.....Prepare For War)
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Most ticketed events allow for the venue to kick out a ticket holder provided that the purchase price of the ticket is refunded. In a sane world, a lawsuit would be laughed out of court.


7 posted on 07/30/2009 7:36:57 PM PDT by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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“So I have a case right here.”

That should tell you right there why he did what he did. Wonder how much money he’ll get.


8 posted on 07/30/2009 7:37:02 PM PDT by Laptop_Ron (The slippery slope is fastest at the bottom.)
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I hope none.


9 posted on 07/30/2009 7:37:58 PM PDT by Maelstorm (Why are those who claim to have open minds so afraid of open debate?)
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They save dhim from getting his @ss kicked. He should thank them.


10 posted on 07/30/2009 7:39:34 PM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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Yep. It’s a prom, not a freak show.


11 posted on 07/30/2009 7:39:42 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (It's soft tyranny, folks. It's smiley-faced fascism.)
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Schoolchildren shouldn’t be... oh, wait a minute. That’s proM, not proN. On the other hand...


12 posted on 07/30/2009 7:41:16 PM PDT by KarinG1 (You're just jealous because the voices don't talk to you.)
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I wonder how much trial lawyers are getting for “positive self-esteem and self-worth” cases these days?

It’s really sad that the article states that someone is entitled to self-esteem and self-worth. As if someone can give it to you or take it away? I don’t get it.


13 posted on 07/30/2009 7:41:44 PM PDT by Laptop_Ron (The slippery slope is fastest at the bottom.)
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Why should they apologize just because someone who can’t follow the dress code?

There was no dress code

14 posted on 07/30/2009 7:42:48 PM PDT by Starwolf
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Normal women don’t dress this poorly.


15 posted on 07/30/2009 7:42:50 PM PDT by rabidralph (http://www.thealaskafundtrust.com/ http://www.sarahpac.com)
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Yep. It’s a prom, not a freak show.

I'm guessing you've never seen prom pics from the '80s.
16 posted on 07/30/2009 7:44:08 PM PDT by divine_moment_of_facts (“Cap and Trade bill tells us how to live.. Health Care bill tells us how to die.” Bauer and Rose)
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To: pnh102
Most ticketed events allow for the venue to kick out a ticket holder provided that the purchase price of the ticket is refunded. In a sane world, a lawsuit would be laughed out of court.

There is normally a lot of fine print on concert tickets and the like that effectively make it a contract. Probably no such luck with prom tickets. I have a feeling the school district will be paying to get the nuisance suit to go away.

17 posted on 07/30/2009 7:45:36 PM PDT by Starwolf
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To: Maelstorm; seekthetruth; All
Jeremy has apparently dressed in male clothing and expressed his gender as male in school,

Jeremy is a perfect candidate for *Gender re assignment surgery*

Call Dr. Invertedpenis!
Code Blue!

18 posted on 07/30/2009 7:46:23 PM PDT by katiekins1 (House Committee Chairmen Rebuke Obama 492-2 Vote)
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