Lesbian Awarded Damages for Prom Ban

[mpw]

...The thing with fining the school is that don't the students suffer more than anything when the school doesn't have money to send them places?...

Can we just get one thing straight that you still don't seem to have taken on board smacky; the school has not been fined, they chose to settle the case before the court decided the punishment, they offered the money to try and save a potential greater punishment/cost, and the school will have their insurance pay the money, so the other student are not going to miss out; in fact thanks to the action of this one girl the students have probably been taught a very good lesson in equality, that their teachers previously had no intention of ever giving it seems.

 

[djclark]

your overly sensitive politically correct response is gay.

EDIT : I think if its patently ridiculous that the school has to pay anything. Schools nationwide are strapped as is. The last thing we need to do is take $35k from a school and hand if off the someone who is mentally ill.

Good for her and anyone else that follows in her footsteps.




How astute of you, she is gay. Also, women who are gay are more commonly referred to as lesbians. I am sure that you were just pointing out to others that may not understand the story that Ms. McMillen was in fact gay and not trying to use the term in any negative way about the thread, right?

 

[IOWA]

Well, since society frowns upon kicking someone in the junk when they are being a douche, people go for your wallet to bring the pain in the only way that Americans seem to understand. If I were her, I would have offered the money back plus some to give the staff, classmates and their parents a good kick (and no, the guys couldn't wear a cup.) I'd throw in even more if I were allowed to tape it. I would keep that longer than prom photos of me with obnoxious 80s hair.

How about some ironic justice? Like community service catering a gay/lesbian evenet?

 

[ballisticn8]

your overly sensitive politically correct response is gay.

EDIT : I think if its patently ridiculous that the school has to pay anything. Schools nationwide are strapped as is. The last thing we need to do is take $35k from a school and hand if off the someone who is mentally ill.

to your first comment, wow, troll much?

to the second: whats ridiculous is that this day in age a school administration and school staff find it perfectly acceptable to practice discrimination. this isnt just some minor oh i got picked on cause i was a nerd, i got plenty of that, this was a body of school admin and staff telling her that she wasnt welcome at a school function because of her sexual pref. the school had no right to do what they did and unfortunately this day in age the easiest way to get someone's attn is with their wallet. she could've fought it out and waited for the court awarded settlement, she didnt, she accepted what the school offered. ultimately one or two people might be held accountable for the actions taken but the fact of the matter is the school admin, staff, and every student/parent aware of the change in prom venue that made it to the correct prom while this girl was taken to a fake prom is guilty of discrimination, you going to fire everyone and discipline the parents and students that allowed the discrimination to happen by saying nothing?

 

[3devious]

How about some ironic justice? Like community service catering a gay/lesbian evenet?

I like it.

 

[3devious]

EDIT : I think if its patently ridiculous that the school has to pay anything. Schools nationwide are strapped as is. The last thing we need to do is take $35k from a school and hand if off the someone who is mentally ill.

I can say something not at all sensitive nor politically correct to your first comment if you like.

Schools are strapped? Cry me a river. If I lived in that community, I would move my hypothetical children to a real school. That one deserves to weaken and die because they certainly aren't teaching those kids character. If I find that my tax dollars are teaching kids to act like that, you better believe there will be hell to pay.

The people who perpetrated that incident are the ones that should have their heads examined.

 

[OfTheDamned]

your overly sensitive politically correct response is gay.

EDIT : I think if its patently ridiculous that the school has to pay anything. Schools nationwide are strapped as is. The last thing we need to do is take $35k from a school and hand if off the someone who is mentally ill.

To start with, my response was not gay, but I am. I do not take huge offense to people using the word to mean something negative, but others here do. It is politically incorrect and while I am not a huge supporter of politically correctness I do abide by the rules of the forum. The rules say not to use the word in that manner and I expect people not to.

Second, even implying that she is mentally ill is offensive as hell. I'm actually shocked that anyone would even say that.

How about some ironic justice? Like community service catering a gay/lesbian evenet?

Yea, I wouldn't be eating at that event. It would be like intentionally pissing the guy off in the McDonald's drive thru. You know your food is going to be messed with, you just don't know to what degree.

 

[smacky]

How about some ironic justice? Like community service catering a gay/lesbian evenet?

I'm thinking the same thing. Taking the $35,000 from the school and giving it to the girl doesn't help anyone's case. I think it's a lot like keeping a mentally unstable criminal in jail for life. They won't do any more crimes but now the prison has been burdened with taking care of him as he now poses a threat to other inmates.

Get him some therapy and when/if he shows signs of improvement, have him introduced slowly back to society.

Take the same principle and apply it to teachers, parents, students, etc. and explain to them what they did and how they can't legally segregate people no matter how wrong they think what they're doing is.

I'm guessing most of the kids have graduated so not a whole lot can be done about it with them, but teachers and other school employees need to be brought together and made aware of the situation.

Money, I still think, is not the answer. Just help those that discriminate...not discriminate... You don't have to change their views, but you can prevent them from making silly sanctions like they did above.

 

[IOWA]

To start with, my response was not gay, but I am. I do not take huge offense to people using the word to mean something negative, but others here do. It is politically incorrect and while I am not a huge supporter of politically correctness I do abide by the rules of the forum. The rules say not to use the word in that manner and I expect people not to.

Second, even implying that she is mentally ill is offensive as hell. I'm actually shocked that anyone would even say that.




Yea, I wouldn't be eating at that event. It would be like intentionally pissing the guy off in the McDonald's drive thru. You know your food is going to be messed with, you just don't know to what degree.

Well make them the set up and clean up crew then.

And the mentally ill thing, no, but it would make some sense to a degree that there is a fefect of some sort. I mean, biologically we are made a certain way. There's no denying that fact. So anything other than our intended biological purpose would be a defect by default no?

Now what triggers this is a different story. No one really knows what makes someone decide to bat for the "other team"

 

[smacky]

I've had plenty of mods tell me to simmer down in the past and while I haven't quite done so, one thing I feel I do more is be "politically correct." Not a whole lot, though.

I too hate sugar-coating things. If someone is stupid, you should be able to tell them, not simply say "that's a good idea, but let's try this way." When really, it's a shitty idea.

I know I'm not the empathetic type and the concept of human rights seems like not much of an issue IN THE US. Overseas, in some places, it's different and realize that. But I think too much is made of civil liberties in this country.

If you are homosexual....you are "different" than the majority of the people around you. "Different" isn't bad, but you can't expect people to NOT notice it. To me, there's a line. You can ogle and look and even give bad stares if you disapprove (or give a thumbs up if you like it). But to act upon your thoughts in a negative manner is where it needs to stop. Wrongful persecution and segregation isn't..."right." Put you can't expect people to simply ignore the fact that a man and a man are making out in public and make a big deal of it. Most people frown upon PDA in general, so when homosexuals are out in public it shouldn't be any different than heterosexuals.

I't stating what I think, once again, and I'm not gonna address it further. The girl did nothing wrong in being homo. She did nothing wrong in wanting to attend prom. With her lesbian lover, fine. The school was wrong in doing what they did to keep her out. The students that gave her crap, and the parents too, are in the wrong for doing so. However, the girl is not entitled to money from the school. I don't care if there is no other way to "punish" the school. It's sets the wrong precedent for the future on similar situations regarding discrimination. That money solves the problem. Which it doesn't. Because while I'm sure the girl is happy with the cash, it doesn't change the fact she was denied entrance to her prom. She can stash her emotions deep down inside and say "lol i dun carez, i getz $35,000 so i win in the endz" but she really doesn't. She will always remember.

Well make them the set up and clean up crew then.

And the mentally ill thing, no, but it would make some sense to a degree that there is a fefect of some sort. I mean, biologically we are made a certain way. There's no denying that fact. So anything other than our intended biological purpose would be a defect by default no?

Now what triggers this is a different story. No one really knows what makes someone decide to bat for the "other team"

Yeah, we have Gs and Ls on here so I try to not state what I think about it, but what you said is how I feel.

I can't say it's a disease. It's "abnormal" in literal sense in that it isn't "biologically normal." But then you read some study that homosexuality wasn't deemed "abnormal." I can't remember what they ended up saying it was, but I feel if it doesn't allow them to procreate, it can't be "normal."

Now, I don't think homosexuals are "abnormal" people. But something is there that makes them "abnormal" in the psychological definition. I don't treat them differently, though, and it's not because I'm trying to be politically correct and be accepting of everyone. I really don't see them any different than a heterosexual person. They function the same and do everything the same a heterosexual would. So I genuinely don't see them as lesser people, but I do see it as an ailment.

Some people think homosexuals "choose" to be gay. I got nothing that goes for either side, but I doubt someone would voluntarily put themselves through society's beatings for being homosexual just to piss them off. I think it occurs naturally in the brain, hormonally.

Is it nature's way of population control? If so, I think it changes everything for society and its backlash against gays. I have no problem with them getting married today, but if we can prove the aforementioned, I wouldn't even think twice. I won't state reasons. There's always someone there to build a straw man for my views.

Still, there is no hard and set answer. Genetics and abnormal psychology are two classes I took recently that dealt the most with it, and they too have no concrete answer.

I dunno if any of this is on-topic, but I just put down my thoughts. I feel weird opening up on a phone forum, so I'll save the dissertation on it.

 

[IOWA]

I've had plenty of mods tell me to simmer down in the past and while I haven't quite done so, one thing I feel I do more is be "politically correct." Not a whole lot, though.

I too hate sugar-coating things. If someone is stupid, you should be able to tell them, not simply say "that's a good idea, but let's try this way." When really, it's a shitty idea.

I know I'm not the empathetic type and the concept of human rights seems like not much of an issue IN THE US. Overseas, in some places, it's different and realize that. But I think too much is made of civil liberties in this country.

If you are homosexual....you are "different" than the majority of the people around you. "Different" isn't bad, but you can't expect people to NOT notice it. To me, there's a line. You can ogle and look and even give bad stares if you disapprove (or give a thumbs up if you like it). But to act upon your thoughts in a negative manner is where it needs to stop. Wrongful persecution and segregation isn't..."right." Put you can't expect people to simply ignore the fact that a man and a man are making out in public and make a big deal of it. Most people frown upon PDA in general, so when homosexuals are out in public it shouldn't be any different than heterosexuals.

I't stating what I think, once again, and I'm not gonna address it further. The girl did nothing wrong in being homo. She did nothing wrong in wanting to attend prom. With her lesbian lover, fine. The school was wrong in doing what they did to keep her out. The students that gave her crap, and the parents too, are in the wrong for doing so. However, the girl is not entitled to money from the school. I don't care if there is no other way to "punish" the school. It's sets the wrong precedent for the future on similar situations regarding discrimination. That money solves the problem. Which it doesn't. Because while I'm sure the girl is happy with the cash, it doesn't change the fact she was denied entrance to her prom. She can stash her emotions deep down inside and say "lol i dun carez, i getz $35,000 so i win in the endz" but she really doesn't. She will always remember.




Yeah, we have Gs and Ls on here so I try to not state what I think about it, but what you said is how I feel.

I can't say it's a disease. It's "abnormal" in literal sense in that it isn't "biologically normal." But then you read some study that homosexuality wasn't deemed "abnormal." I can't remember what they ended up saying it was, but I feel if it doesn't allow them to procreate, it can't be "normal."

Now, I don't think homosexuals are "abnormal" people. But something is there that makes them "abnormal" in the psychological definition. I don't treat them differently, though, and it's not because I'm trying to be politically correct and be accepting of everyone. I really don't see them any different than a heterosexual person. They function the same and do everything the same a heterosexual would. So I genuinely don't see them as lesser people, but I do see it as an ailment.

Some people think homosexuals "choose" to be gay. I got nothing that goes for either side, but I doubt someone would voluntarily put themselves through society's beatings for being homosexual just to piss them off. I think it occurs naturally in the brain, hormonally.

Is it nature's way of population control? If so, I think it changes everything for society and its backlash against gays. I have no problem with them getting married today, but if we can prove the aforementioned, I wouldn't even think twice. I won't state reasons. There's always someone there to build a straw man for my views.

Still, there is no hard and set answer. Genetics and abnormal psychology are two classes I took recently that dealt the most with it, and they too have no concrete answer.

I dunno if any of this is on-topic, but I just put down my thoughts. I feel weird opening up on a phone forum, so I'll save the dissertation on it.

I prefer not to hide anything, and I really don't care what people think for the most part. Most of the time I say things that makes so much sense it's downright scary for some. And I mean that. And I say things people don't like to hear, but it's the truth none the less. I don't believe in any of that PC garbage, and while admitedly I have censored myself here and there, I try not to.

What good is the first amendment if I can't use it?


But I digress. The fact remains, the gay/lebian community is different. Regardless of what people say, most people don't like different. It takes us out of our comfort zone, makes us feel out of control. This is what I believe that leads to most forms of bigotry, and even worse, flat out prejudice.

But the one thing that makes us humans different than the animals, is the fact our brain allows us to stray from our instincts. We can control ourselves. We can separate ourselves from emotions that may have a negative impact on us, such as fear of change. Gays and lesbians may or may not be truely be accepted into society,(as true acceptance is a very rare thing) but they should all be tolerated to the point where they receive no special treatment, be it negative or positive, for their sexual, racial, or spiritual orientation. Because that's what that first amendment is all about. And that's something I hold dear to me, is our first amendment.

 

[mpw]

...a defect by default no?...

No.

...But I think too much is made of civil liberties in this country...

Until it your liberty I'll bet; you're right you don't seem to be able to empathise.

..."lol i dun carez, i getz $35,000 so i win in the endz" but she really doesn't. She will always remember....

Put aside for the moment that the $35k was neither a fine or punishment, but a settlement, and that it wasn't what she sued for and that it won't be coming directly out of the school budget.

She did win her case, and she got what she wanted; a change to the schools policy. Yes she'll always remember the heartache of the discrimination, but she also gets to go on knowing that some good came from her actions.

There still needs to be a way for a court to 'punish' wrong doers where the wrong can't be undone; other than financial damages what would you propose that is both even handed, realistic & practical a system?

...Is it nature's way of population control?...

No.

 

[Frisco]

Briefly back to the "breeder" thing. Having spent most of my adult life in San Francisco, with its very large Gay community, I can tell you that there are terms said to we heterosexuals from time to time that are a bit less benign than "breeder."

But I always thought that term, breeder, was interesting as a supposed derogatory word used by Gays because some Gays do have children, as OTD says, and also because the breeding aspect of heterosexual sex is secondary to the pleasure of it, in most cases I hazard a guess , which is identical to the main reason that Gays have sex: as an urge for pleasure along with, in some cases, an urge to share ones self with a loved one and give them pleasure doing so.

If you really want to make fun of a heterosexual, I've been told by more than one Gay, call her or him "boring"; that cuts to the core of the difference between most Gays and most straights.

 

[OfTheDamned]

Well make them the set up and clean up crew then.

And the mentally ill thing, no, but it would make some sense to a degree that there is a fefect of some sort. I mean, biologically we are made a certain way. There's no denying that fact. So anything other than our intended biological purpose would be a defect by default no?

Now what triggers this is a different story. No one really knows what makes someone decide to bat for the "other team"

Ok, I'd eat if it was set up and cleanup. Someone who doesn't like me on general principal making and serving me food is just creepy to me.

I will agree to a certain extent. Homosexuality is different from what most people consider "normal", but that all really depends on what you consider normal in the first place. The only thing I will nit-pick over your post is your choice in using the world decide. People don't choose to be gay, it is something that is determined for you, not by you. I won't say it is from birth because I have yet to meet anyone that has seen a gay baby.

I've had plenty of mods tell me to simmer down in the past and while I haven't quite done so, one thing I feel I do more is be "politically correct." Not a whole lot, though.

I too hate sugar-coating things. If someone is stupid, you should be able to tell them, not simply say "that's a good idea, but let's try this way." When really, it's a shitty idea.

I know I'm not the empathetic type and the concept of human rights seems like not much of an issue IN THE US. Overseas, in some places, it's different and realize that. But I think too much is made of civil liberties in this country.

If you are homosexual....you are "different" than the majority of the people around you. "Different" isn't bad, but you can't expect people to NOT notice it. To me, there's a line. You can ogle and look and even give bad stares if you disapprove (or give a thumbs up if you like it). But to act upon your thoughts in a negative manner is where it needs to stop. Wrongful persecution and segregation isn't..."right." Put you can't expect people to simply ignore the fact that a man and a man are making out in public and make a big deal of it. Most people frown upon PDA in general, so when homosexuals are out in public it shouldn't be any different than heterosexuals.

I't stating what I think, once again, and I'm not gonna address it further. The girl did nothing wrong in being homo. She did nothing wrong in wanting to attend prom. With her lesbian lover, fine. The school was wrong in doing what they did to keep her out. The students that gave her crap, and the parents too, are in the wrong for doing so. However, the girl is not entitled to money from the school. I don't care if there is no other way to "punish" the school. It's sets the wrong precedent for the future on similar situations regarding discrimination. That money solves the problem. Which it doesn't. Because while I'm sure the girl is happy with the cash, it doesn't change the fact she was denied entrance to her prom. She can stash her emotions deep down inside and say "lol i dun carez, i getz $35,000 so i win in the endz" but she really doesn't. She will always remember.




Yeah, we have Gs and Ls on here so I try to not state what I think about it, but what you said is how I feel.

I can't say it's a disease. It's "abnormal" in literal sense in that it isn't "biologically normal." But then you read some study that homosexuality wasn't deemed "abnormal." I can't remember what they ended up saying it was, but I feel if it doesn't allow them to procreate, it can't be "normal."

Now, I don't think homosexuals are "abnormal" people. But something is there that makes them "abnormal" in the psychological definition. I don't treat them differently, though, and it's not because I'm trying to be politically correct and be accepting of everyone. I really don't see them any different than a heterosexual person. They function the same and do everything the same a heterosexual would. So I genuinely don't see them as lesser people, but I do see it as an ailment.

Some people think homosexuals "choose" to be gay. I got nothing that goes for either side, but I doubt someone would voluntarily put themselves through society's beatings for being homosexual just to piss them off. I think it occurs naturally in the brain, hormonally.

Is it nature's way of population control? If so, I think it changes everything for society and its backlash against gays. I have no problem with them getting married today, but if we can prove the aforementioned, I wouldn't even think twice. I won't state reasons. There's always someone there to build a straw man for my views.

Still, there is no hard and set answer. Genetics and abnormal psychology are two classes I took recently that dealt the most with it, and they too have no concrete answer.

I dunno if any of this is on-topic, but I just put down my thoughts. I feel weird opening up on a phone forum, so I'll save the dissertation on it.

Smacky, I think that is probably one of your best posts.

I don't think there is a need to be PC majority of the time, but I do think there is a difference between not being politically correct and trying to be rude. You can tell someone that their idea is bad without calling them an idiot.

Briefly back to the "breeder" thing. Having spent most of my adult life in San Francisco, with its very large Gay community, I can tell you that there are terms said to we heterosexuals from time to time that are a bit less benign than "breeder."

But I always thought that term, breeder, was interesting as a supposed derogatory word used by Gays because some Gays do have children, as OTD says, and also because the breeding aspect of heterosexual sex is secondary to the pleasure of it, in most cases I hazard a guess , which is identical to the main reason that Gays have sex: as an urge for pleasure along with, in some cases, an urge to share ones self with a loved one and give them pleasure doing so.

If you really want to make fun of a heterosexual, I've been told by more than one Gay, call her or him "boring"; that cuts to the core of the difference between most Gays and most straights.

There are quite a few I have heard, most of them I find rather childish and pointless. I think breeder is the most common, but I have heard "boring" or "the borings" in reference to straights. The funny thing is, if you really get to know a gay couple that has been together for a long time you will learn that they are just as boring as any other couple who have been together a long time.

 

[3devious]

The funny thing is, if you really get to know a gay couple that has been together for a long time you will learn that they are just as boring as any other couple who have been together a long time.

That's for sure, my buddy and his husband get teased about that all the time. I told them if I catch them doing the "You goddam kids, get the hell offa my lawn!!!" in stereo, I am taping it and putting it on Youtube. The dudes sit on the porch in the rocking chairs like an old married couple as it is.

 

[hakr100]

Unless it is happening in my bedroom, I don't give a damn what consenting adults do sexually. In my bedroom, however, I damn well better be the do-er or the do-ee.

I'm still waiting for someone on the right who is opposed to gay marriage to explain to me how gay marriage affects my heterosexual marriage or anyone else's heterosexual marriage. They never seem to be able to explain that.

 

[smacky]

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I constantly visit sites like Digg and Reddit for news. There are always articles about current issues, especially gay marriage and and the legalization of marijuana. These two issues, I'm more or less apathetic about. The former, I would vote for it if my vote actually meant a bit more than it really does now, and the latter, I think I would be slightly more inclined to vote against if given the option. However, having it shoved down your throat in every article that what is being done is "wrong" and things need to change, I constantly find myself resenting those not presenting the articles in an almost-neutral light and almost thinking to myself "man, just to spite them...I should post a negative comment."

Sure it's a social news site so I guess that's one of the cons of it. But I can see a lot of people showing resistance to issues like this because they've had bad experiences with others regarding this issue. We all know most of today's problems are caused by a "misunderstanding" of some sort. Maybe that's what it is today. Aside from having strong religious or philosophical beliefs, maybe those that are just apathetic about the issues have been swayed to the "negative" side because of even just one bad experience.

You think may be we need to stop making such an issue out of things like this and let the people decide on their own?

On another side-note I saw this video two or three years ago:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4b7tmvq_D24

I absolutely loved the music. I found the artist, Schiller and the song title "Let Me Love You." I looked up the video for the song and found this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHYl79nKEO0

It did feel a bit weird at first after seeing the same-sex couples because I thought the song was totally about same-sex love. But...I got over it. Plus, there's hetero couples in there too. But it was the first time I really thought about why I was hesitant on it and realized it wasn't a reason to not like it anymore.

I still secretly like Ricky Martin from back when I was ten and he was big.

 

[OfTheDamned]

That's for sure, my buddy and his husband get teased about that all the time. I told them if I catch them doing the "You goddam kids, get the hell offa my lawn!!!" in stereo, I am taping it and putting it on Youtube. The dudes sit on the porch in the rocking chairs like an old married couple as it is.

I'd watch that.

Unless it is happening in my bedroom, I don't give a damn what consenting adults do sexually. In my bedroom, however, I damn well better be the do-er or the do-ee.

I'm still waiting for someone on the right who is opposed to gay marriage to explain to me how gay marriage affects my heterosexual marriage or anyone else's heterosexual marriage. They never seem to be able to explain that.

I don't actually think it is just the right that has a problem with it. I am on the right and I obviously have no problem with it. That said, I don't know why people in general have a problem with it either. There are those that come from a biblical perspective and believe it is wrong because the bible says so and I understand where they are coming from. I'm not saying I think they are right or wrong, just that I understand their beliefs. There are also those that just have a negative view of homosexuals in general. Either way, I think that many of the people opposed to it don't even know why they are, it is just something they feel. I can't really argue with something like that. I don't know why I am attracted to women and not men, I just am.

I had a discussion about it with a former neighbor of ours. She was in her mid 70's and she told me once that she was opposed to gay marriage because gay men sleep around too much. I asked her what she thought about gay women and she said that lesbians should be able to get married because we don't go whoring around. When I tried to explain that gay couples aren't really that different from straight couples she wouldn't hear any of it. She actually told me that she knew a lot about "the gays" and that she knew how they behave. Point is, she was opinionated as hell and nothing I or anyone else was going to change that.

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I constantly visit sites like Digg and Reddit for news. There are always articles about current issues, especially gay marriage and and the legalization of marijuana. These two issues, I'm more or less apathetic about. The former, I would vote for it if my vote actually meant a bit more than it really does now, and the latter, I think I would be slightly more inclined to vote against if given the option. However, having it shoved down your throat in every article that what is being done is "wrong" and things need to change, I constantly find myself resenting those not presenting the articles in an almost-neutral light and almost thinking to myself "man, just to spite them...I should post a negative comment."

Sure it's a social news site so I guess that's one of the cons of it. But I can see a lot of people showing resistance to issues like this because they've had bad experiences with others regarding this issue. We all know most of today's problems are caused by a "misunderstanding" of some sort. Maybe that's what it is today. Aside from having strong religious or philosophical beliefs, maybe those that are just apathetic about the issues have been swayed to the "negative" side because of even just one bad experience.

You think may be we need to stop making such an issue out of things like this and let the people decide on their own?

If you don't make an issue out of an issue then nobody knows it is an issue. Not trying to be funny when I say that, its just how it is. This is one of those cases where the squeaky wheel gets the grease and if nobody talks about it then those no directly involved or affected will never know or care about it either way.

 

[Laid Back Yeti]

To say that a young woman wanted to go her highschool prom just to cause trouble is BS, i bet that an overwhelming majority of high school females dream about the perfect prom and dressing up for such a night.

Then when this "dream" got denied to go with her girlfriend just because they were the same sex, she was pissed and wanted some sort of action taken to make sure it didn't happen more.

She was the one that was wronged so yeah she is entitled to the money.

As for those of you who are to closed minded to see that everyone deserves the same rights as everyone else you can go move to some communist country and just have fun hating on people just cause they are different

Here, hear. We are all entitled to the same experiences in life and no-one has the right to take that right from anyone. I know if I feel wronged, or my family feel wronged, I'm going to make sure something gets done about it.

What she's been through, with the courts and I can imagin what followed in the papers and the hatred she receives from people after the Prom (some examples are seen in this topic) can't have been easy either.

 

[3devious]

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I think it would be more effective to ban divorce for married couples who don't love each other. Hopefully, people would get a clue and not marry someone they know is not the person they want to be with. Perhaps I won't have to wear so many garish bridesmaids' dresses.

 

[OfTheDamned]

I think it would be more effective to ban divorce for married couples who don't love each other. Hopefully, people would get a clue and not marry someone they know is not the person they want to be with. Perhaps I won't have to wear so many garish bridesmaids' dresses.

Oh, but they are perfect for any occasion. The last wedding I was in, the bride had the dresses custom made by a "friend". They were peach (I am far too pale to wear peach) and mine was SO tight that I could barely walk. It looked like my knees were banded together or something. She also had us wearing these horrible heels that had to have been made by the Marquis de Sade. I don't think I could have been more uncomfortable.

 

[jayjay1122]

Oh, but they are perfect for any occasion. The last wedding I was in, the bride had the dresses custom made by a "friend". They were peach (I am far too pale to wear peach) and mine was SO tight that I could barely walk. It looked like my knees were banded together or something. She also had us wearing these horrible heels that had to have been made by the Marquis de Sade. I don't think I could have been more uncomfortable.

I swear brides do this intentionally to make the bridal party look "worse" than them. I have been to very few weddings where anyone said, "ya know, the bridesmaids dresses are just gorgeous"! Usually it is comments like "can you believe they're green" or "why in god's name are there a giant bows on the shoulders", etc...

 

[cds0699]

Can't we all just get along?

 

[OfTheDamned]

Can't we all just get along?

It would be nice.

 

[hakr100]

Oh, but they are perfect for any occasion. The last wedding I was in, the bride had the dresses custom made by a "friend". They were peach (I am far too pale to wear peach) and mine was SO tight that I could barely walk. It looked like my knees were banded together or something. She also had us wearing these horrible heels that had to have been made by the Marquis de Sade. I don't think I could have been more uncomfortable.

When my wife and I married some years ago, both of us for the second time, we took the money we would have spent on a big wedding and took a first-class, six-week honeymoon trip to Central and South America. We're still talking about that trip...how many couples are still talking about their wedding.