Sullivan High School Students, Teacher Fighting For 'Traditional' Prom That Would Ban Gays

[RKP5637]

Let the haters go have their own hateful prom IMO. I'm really fed up with the haters in America, fuck them. And fuck the asshole teacher!!! And I'm fed up with the religious crackpots too.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/11/diana-medley-gay-student-prom-ban-sullivan-high_n_2661919.html?ir=gay-voices&utm_campaign=021113&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Alert-gay-voices&utm_content=Photo

A group of Indiana-based parents, teens and even a teacher is fighting for a separate "traditional" prom that would ban gay students.

As NBC 2/My Wabash Valley is reporting, special education teacher Diana Medley is defending a group of Sullivan High School students who are arguing in favor of the alternate prom.

"Homosexual students come to me with their problems, and I don't agree with them, but I care about them," Medley told the news station. "It's the same thing with my special needs kids; I think God puts everyone in our lives for a reason."

When asked whether or not gay people have a "purpose" in life, Medley added, "No, I honestly don't. Sorry, but I don't ... A gay person isn't going to come up and make some change unless it's to realize that it was a choice and they're choosing God."

[Neoma]

1. Arse.

[HooptieWagon]

2. A school function should include everyone.

If the homophobic students want a no-gays dance, they can have a non school sanctioned private party. I'm sure the Westboro Baptist Church would be willing to host.

[sdfernando]

3. Ignorant beyond words...No purpose huh?? Tell that to these people:

Alan Turing
Alfred Redl
Ian Roberts
Ada Dwyer Russell
Mercedes de Acosta
Sergei Diaghilev
Karla Drenner
Lord Alfred Douglas
Joan Baez
Leonard Bernstein
David Kopay
Rachel Maddow
Robert Mapplethorpe
Harvey Milk
Gabriela Mistral....

and SO many more.

[HockeyMom]

4. Lot of straight people,

who are married and have kids, who don't choose GOD. Are they worthless to?

Religous fanatic.

[Smarmie Doofus]

5. Prom as microcosm. n/t

[uriel1972]

6. Doesn't sound like the school I would like to go to

And if I did I'm not sure I would want to go to "their" prom.

[Initech]

7. I'm fed up with uber religious morons hiding behind fake morality too.

[RKP5637]

8. They are nothing less than hate groups and individuals operating under the banner of

their evil and hateful religions.

[uriel1972]

9. I've always wondered why

People seem to think that highly religious people are intrinsically good/better. There have been horrendous crimes commited by highly religious people over the years. Some great, many small evils are covered by the highly religious cover.

[RKP5637]

10. When someone tells me how religious they are it's a huge red flag to me. n/t

[joeybee12]

11. According to this NBC article, it's backfiring on the bigots

Students and the principal at an Indiana high school are disavowing a campaign by parents to organize a "gay-free" prom.

Even the pastor of the church that hosted the original organizing meeting says the church doesn't back the effort to throw a straights-only prom for students at Sullivan High School in Sullivan, Ind., south of Terre Haute.

The movement began after Principal David Springer was asked to clarify whether same-sex couples would be allowed to take part in the traditional grand march before the prom, which is scheduled for April 27.

"Anybody can go to the prom," Springer told NBC station WTHR of Indianapolis. "Of course, a girl could go out with another girl if they didn't have a date or that was their choice."

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/11/16930207-gay-free-prom-idea-backfires-on-supporters-in-indiana-town?lite

[RKP5637]

12. Excellent!!! Thanks for the update!!! n/t

[Marrah_G]

13. That teacher needs to lose her job