Poll: Does your School Permit Same-Gender Couples at Proms?

It seems as though it was just a few years ago that a gay or lesbian student could literally make news headlines by trying to take a partner of the same gender to the school prom. But I'm guessing that it's no big deal nowadays, except perhaps at private schools with strong religious traditions.

Honestly I don't remember if they did.

It was none of the school's business who you were romantically engaged with at any point in school as long as nothing criminal going on.markop2003

Actually yes it is the schools business. Once you step on school grounds you are their responsibillity with their rules.

[QUOTE="markop2003"]It was none of the school's business who you were romantically engaged with at any point in school as long as nothing criminal going on.Pirate700

Actually yes it is the schools business. Once you step on school grounds you are their responsibillity with their rules.

Yeah.

Come to think of it, with education budget cuts, it would be kinda stupid for them to refuse anybody on those kinds of grounds now :P

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[QUOTE="markop2003"]It was none of the school's business who you were romantically engaged with at any point in school as long as nothing criminal going on.markop2003

Actually yes it is the schools business. Once you step on school grounds you are their responsibillity with their rules.

I was the only gay person in my year (as far as I know) and I didn't go to my prom, so I can't be certain.

But since this is the UK I'm sure if they said no I could sue them to hell and back :P so they probably would of allowed it.

As far as Iremember my school didnt have any business in the couples that when to prom. So basically it is neither allowed nor disallowed.

I don't think anyone has ever had the guts to try, but I don't think it would go over well since our principal is a hard military type.

It never came up when I was in high school.

I don't think my school would care, the students would though as there are a lot of ICP fans so they would probably beat up a gay if they saw one.

yes they do which is particualarly amazing when you consider that I live in the countryside of Indiana. It's one of the most red states, you can literally count the amount of African American people who go there year to year on a single hand (generally not using all fingers), we are smack dab in the middle of the bible belt, and yet we manage to come out on the right side when it comes to this issue. Go us.

Well at the school ball in my 11th grade year of highschool, 2 pretty hot girls went that we all knew and most people were friends with and we had no idea they were lesbian till then we just thought they were good friends because they never like kissed or did anything a lesbian couple would do,

Anyway they made out there and every1 was pretty shocked and so was some of the christian teachers but overall no1 stopped them,

I remember my friend felt guilty for weeks after because he had just broke up with one of them 2 months aho and he thought thats what made her lesbian, hehehe i encouarged him just to make him feel bad :lol:

No, and I think it should stay that way. The reason why schools have it the way they do is not because they are against same couples, but because they will get end of hell from some of the parents who are. Schools dont want to deal with that, so they just leave it. Iantheone

Your school staff sound spineless and cowardly.

If they bar same-sex couples from attending the prom, might they not receive objections from the parents of gay pupils?

I couldn't care less if a gay couple turned up or not. Everyone was drunk anyway, even some of the teachers.

No they didn't allow same-sex couples to go to our formals. However I went to a Marist Brothers school and a condition of going there was that you would tollerate their religious beliefs on school ground. For example, even if you were an athiest you would still go to the masses and sing hyms, and the school song would always be the Sub Tuum, and no same-sex relations were allowed on school property. You don't like it, change schools.

No, and I think it should stay that way. The reason why schools have it the way they do is not because they are against same couples, but because they will get end of hell from some of the parents who are. Schools dont want to deal with that, so they just leave it. Iantheone

I live in a Muslim country so I doubt it.

lets put it this one

public school= if they are open about it they will. and school can't and will do nothing about it. Or they can face a much easir lawsuit and put on the news.

private schools could get alway with it but can still yet face lawsuits ect.

My school (public) tell you the truth the students/ teachers was more interactive with everyone and more down to earth like some other schools. Everyone knew everyone and everyone was cool. which i am thankful for going to that school and wish more was like that.

[QUOTE="Iantheone"]No, and I think it should stay that way. The reason why schools have it the way they do is not because they are against same couples, but because they will get end of hell from some of the parents who are. Schools dont want to deal with that, so they just leave it. Stesilaus

Your school staff sound spineless and cowardly.

If they bar same-sex couples from attending the prom, might they not receive objections from the parents of gay pupils?

Honestly I don't remember if they did.

Pirate700

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[QUOTE="Iantheone"]No, and I think it should stay that way. The reason why schools have it the way they do is not because they are against same couples, but because they will get end of hell from some of the parents who are. Schools dont want to deal with that, so they just leave it. Iantheone

Your school staff sound spineless and cowardly.

If they bar same-sex couples from attending the prom, might they not receive objections from the parents of gay pupils?

It seems as though it was just a few years ago that a gay or lesbian student could literally make news headlines by trying to take a partner of the same gender to the school prom. But I'm guessing that it's no big deal nowadays, except perhaps at private schools with strong religious traditions.

Stesilaus

no. I think the school my sister used to go to did tho.

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They dont not allow gay couples to go, they just cant go together. Honestly, nothing wrong with that.

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Iantheone

What's obviously wrong with the policy is that, if straight students are permitted to attend as couples but gay students are not, then an institution that is at least partially funded by the taxpayer is discriminating on the basis of an innate trait (i.e. sexual orientation).

How is that different from a public school's permitting White students to attend as couples but saying that Black and Hispanic students can only attend as singles?

:|

I don't really know...probably though.

Yeah it does actually.It wasn't for prom, it was a winter dance. there was like 1 lesbian couple & 2 gay couples that went. glad my school isn't run by bigots.

I'm pretty sure the school would have some kind of legal case against them if they didn't. :|

and yes, I completely agree with allowing it.

over my dead body...

I honestly wouldn't know, as I never went to that gay ****, but if I had to guess, I'd say yes.