Exactly who stood on what principles, here? The student, with help from the ACLU, stood for her right to go to a party with another girl and wear a tux while she was there. The School Board canceled, rather than deal with the issues.



So what you are implying here is that heterosexual couples will give up marriage rather than share the institution with homosexuals? Funny, you think that this would have come up before, like non abusive couples who so strongly disapprove of abusive marriages that they give up marriage rather than share the institution with... nope, doesn't happen.



If what she was saying is that she couldn't imagine that the school board would cancel an entire Prom rather than defend it's ruling, then I have to admit, I'd have agreed with her. The School Board isn't defending anything here. It is waffling, unwilling to either justify or change its previous ruling.



Nice tangent. Lesbian girl wants to go to prom with her girlfriend= Liberals stupid about business.



Yes. Liberals commit the intolerable sin of not only working against institutionalized prejudice, but also continuing to call people on their personal prejudice as well.

I suppose you think: "But sir, they knew I was a racist when they moved into my neighborhood, I cannot be blamed for acting out my racist beliefs," is a valid defense. It's like you are making out bigotry to be a form of mental illness.



I certainly was. You'd think these well minded conservatives would at least have the balls to stand up for what they believe, rather than just take their ball and go home. It is true, Liberals often mistakenly believe that Conservatives believe their arguments hold water.



How does this show that? The girl did not cancel the Prom. What it does show is that the School Boards inability to either stand up for it's ruling or admit fault in the ruling led to everyone just getting let down.



Yet another idiotic tangent. If students tried to force a prayer into a school prom, there is a nice backlog of precedent for "no prayer at official public school events." There is not, however, much court precedent for "Girls must go to formal dances with girls" or "Girls may not wear Tuxes."

The girl and her date have nothing to be ashamed of. They stood up for something that they believed was right, which is what any parent would teach their child to do. The School Board, alternatively... what a bunch of wimps. If you are willing to make a ruling, be willing to stand by it or back the hell off. It's not like a girl dancing with another girl would have hurt anything. The only reason it even became an issue was because they made it one with the ruling. They could have stood by their ruling, facing the consequences but allowing the students they were supposedly "protecting" to have their Prom. Or, they could have quietly admitted fault, allowed the girl and her date in, and allowed the students to decide whether or not to take part for themselves.

Instead, they took their ball and went home, and no one gets a prom. It was their decision, they were not forced into it, except as a way to avoid the issue altogether. Good on the girl. Shame on the people who try to make this all her fault. Including you.