Lesbian teenager Constance McMillen is fighting for the right to attend her high school prom with her girlfriend, in a tuxedo. We look at why the end-of-year dance is such an important event for American teenagers
Constance McMillen has had to cope with a lot of disappointment of late. First, this unusually self-possessed 18-year-old from Fulton, Mississippi, was told by her school principal that she couldn't bring her girlfriend to her high school prom. Then she was told – begrudgingly, it is safe to assume – that, Ok, she and her girlfriend could go to their high school prom together but that they couldn't hold hands, kiss or slow dance, all of which are pretty much why American teenagers get so excited about proms (well, that and the illicit booze). They would also, Itawamba Agricultural High School firmly informed the teenagers, have to sport prom dresses, as opposed to the tuxedos they wanted to wear.
Constance McMillen has had to cope with a lot of disappointment of late. First, this unusually self-possessed 18-year-old from Fulton, Mississippi, was told by her school principal that she couldn't bring her girlfriend to her high school prom. Then she was told – begrudgingly, it is safe to assume – that, Ok, she and her girlfriend could go to their high school prom together but that they couldn't hold hands, kiss or slow dance, all of which are pretty much why American teenagers get so excited about proms (well, that and the illicit booze). They would also, Itawamba Agricultural High School firmly informed the teenagers, have to sport prom dresses, as opposed to the tuxedos they wanted to wear.
- 3/23/2010
- by Hadley Freeman
- The Guardian - Film News
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