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May 16, 2013
Gay teen banned from running for prom queen

Student, who identifies as a gay male, was told he could not campaign for the prom queen crown as it would be 'discriminating women'

A gay male student is being banned from running from prom queen at his Austin, Texas school.

Coy Villasenor was told by Lehman High School administrators they could not allow him to campaign for the crown, saying it discriminate against women.

On voting day, school officials put him in the king category after he had already stated his intentions to run with other female students.

April 24, 2013
Principal tells trans student: ‘Be a prom queen not a king’

A Pennsylvania school principal allegedly put a trans student on the prom queen ballot after denied the chance to run for king

A transgender student, denied the chance to run for prom king, was allegedly placed on the queen ballot by his principal.

Isaak Wolfe, 18, a senior at Red Lion Area Senior High School in Pennsylvania, says his school principal Mark Shue put his birth name on the ballot for prom queen.

‘If I would have known they would’ve done that, I probably would have opted out,’ Wolfe told the York Daily Record. ‘What bothers me the most if they never told me.

Wolfe says he was ‘humiliated’ because he had handed out prom king fliers campaigning for the title.

April 5, 2013
Texas school relents, lets trans teen wear a dress to prom

After a letter from the American Civil Liberties Union reminded the school a trans female teen has a right to express herself, the Texas school changed their mind

February 26, 2013
Texas teen banned from wearing dress to prom

A high school senior was told he is not allowed to wear a dress, high heels and wig to his prom

A Texas teen is fighting against officials who say he is not allowed to wear a dress, heels, and a wig to the prom.

Tony Zamazal, a senior at Spring High School, told local news KHOU he feels more comfortable in women’s clothes and has recently been dressing in them as often as he can.

‘[The principal] told me it just wasn’t in the dress code. Women wore dresses, and men wore tuxedos,’ Zamazal said. ‘It’s not okay to just tell people they can’t be the way that they are. It’s not just a choice of the way you look, it’s more of who you are.’

February 16, 2013
'Gays don't have a purpose' says special-ed teacher

Speaking in favor of an anti-gay prom in Indiana, a special education teacher adds fuel to the fire with homophobic comments
 

A group of parents, students and teachers in Indiana is trying to ban gays and lesbians from the annual prom.

The campaign for a 'traditional prom' at Sullivan High School escalated this week when one of the group's members made several homophobic comments.

Diana Medley, a special education teacher and member of the group, told WTWO-TV: 'We don't agree with it (homosexuality) and it's offensive to us.

'Homosexual students come to me with their problems, and I don't agree with them, but I care about them,' Medley continued.

February 15, 2013
Gay teen banned from bringing male date to prom

Missouri teen is not allowed to bring his date as the county handbook states 'boys can only invite girls'

A gay Missouri teen is being banned from bringing his male date to his high school prom, it was revealed today (15 February).

Stacy Dawson, from Scott County, asked his school’s administrators if he could bring his same-sex date to his senior prom.

‘I was really shocked, and it was really depressing,’ he told KFVS.

November 7, 2012
TV channel cuts word 'gay' from episode of The Simpsons

Britain's Channel 4 apologizes for censoring a Sunday lunchtime repeat of the popular US cartoon

A British TV channel has apologized after cutting the word 'gay' out of an episode of The Simpsons.

Channel 4 censored the word from a repeat of the US show on Sunday (4 November) at 12.55pm because it was deemed unsuitable for viewers at that time of the day, despite it being used in its proper context.

The 1994 episode features Homer and Ned Flanders at an American football match.

Although the donut-loving patriarch usually hates his God-fearing neighbor, the pair bond after Flanders buys him food and introduces him to a star player.

September 5, 2012
Milan celebrates LGBT comics and two gay penguins

A new exhibition in the northern Italian city starts next Friday and will run until the 23 September. The gay comics exhibit will also feature LGBT characters and stories in mainstream comics

From Gus & Waldo to the X-Man Northstar, Milan is going to celebrate ‘gay’ comics with a brand new exhibiton starting next Friday (7 September) until 23 September at the Museo del Fumetto, the comics museum.

Organized by university association Gaystatale and the leading LGBT Italian association Arcigay, the exhibition will be launched with a lecture by Massimo Fenati, author of Gus & Waldo, a comic about two gay penguins popular in Britain and Italy.

April 15, 2012
Gay rights group give Brangelina their blessing

Equality California support straight allies engagement

A gay rights group in California has shown full support for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's wedding announcement - despite the couple's oath to never tie the knot until everyone had the right to marry.