Should homo's be allowed to go to a school ball together.....

[nzmusclemonster]

oh brother 

A catholic school no less....

   

A student at a High School in Wellington was told by their rector that at he would be unable to invite a same-gendered partner, Keith Lebad, to the 2011 ball. The rector continued by adding, "If you're going to go to the ball, you're taking a girl."

In a later statement to the press the school added that the school had a policy in place not allowing “old boys” or boys from other schools to attend school functions, citing “management issues” as the justification for the policy.

We see this policy as homophobic. If the policy says that you may not take a boy to the dance who is one year out of school, but may take a girl who is one year out of school, then they are indirectly homophobic. Indirect discrimination is applying a criteria or practice equally to all, but which has the effect of disadvantaging any group or individual. This policy, by its very design, creates a de facto ban on the ability of Queer students to bring a partner from outside of their own school.

Currently any heterosexual student at the High School can invite any date (platonic or intimate) of their choice to the ball, regardless of school attendance/non-attendance. Homosexual students, however, are not allowed to invite any date (platonic or intimate) of their choice to the ball, regardless of school attendance/non-attendance. This policy disadvantages Queer students in relation to their straight counterparts.

What we want is an end to all explicit and implicit homophobic school policy. Specifically, we demand that the school change its policy so that its queer students have the same ability as their straight counterparts to invite the young-person of their choice to the ball. If the school is not responsive, we will have to consider making a complaint with the Human Rights Commission.

Note: This page has been edited because we want this to be seen as a general issue within schools. This page is to show support for all of those who are wanting to attend their school ball with their same sex partner but can’t. This page is now about all of you out there who want to see a change in our society. The ball season is a fun one and you should be able to enjoy the night with whoever you want without discrimination.
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[chaos]

That whole metrosexual movement progressed into "it's cool to be gay". I'm pretty sure half the fags in the world aren't gay necause they want to be, they're gay because MTV says it's "cool".

[Aerian]

That whole metrosexual movement progressed into "it's cool to be gay". I'm pretty sure half the fags in the world aren't gay necause they want to be, they're gay because MTV says it's "cool".

....is that what happened to TBOMB


Too much MTV...doesnt he also live in Cali

[Hereford]

Most high school queers (and most of them in general) are just low-enders looking for attention. they have a political protection to pursue their attention seeking behavior, so they are looking to create a scene in situations like this.

Let them go and ignore them. Don't encourage (or protect) them.  Let nature take it's course.

[Griffith]

It's their lives, so they can do whatever they want.