{"id":9081,"date":"2014-05-19T10:02:22","date_gmt":"2014-05-19T10:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=9081"},"modified":"2019-03-10T14:40:32","modified_gmt":"2019-03-10T14:40:32","slug":"prom-season-primer-for-lgbtq-teens-and-their-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2014\/05\/prom-season-primer-for-lgbtq-teens-and-their-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Prom season primer for LGBTQ teens and their schools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22644 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/prom51914-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/prom51914-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/prom51914-1-300x171.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are four of the most important things LGBTQ teens, their schools and their allies should know:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;The law is pretty clear that the selection of who you want to bring to prom is a form of expression that is protected by the United States Constitution. A schools&#8217; decision to prohibit someone&#8217;s date based on his or her gender is a form of illegal sex discrimination.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Schools can stipulate students follow a certain dress code &#8211; such as requiring formal wear &#8211; but any rule has to apply equally to all students, which means girls can rock a tux if they want to.<\/li>\n<li>Schools can try to set limits on public displays of affection, but they have to apply to everyone. That means if prom rules put the kibosh on grinding, it goes for all couples, not just LGBTQ ones.<\/li>\n<li>Attempts to exclude LGBTQ students or create an unwelcome environment can leave a school vulnerable to legal liability, including a sex discrimination claim under state education laws, Title IX or the U.S. Constitution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2014\/05\/16\/lgbt-prom-rights_n_5337169.html?utm_hp_ref=gay-voices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HuffPost<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-comments\" data-href=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=9081\" data-num-posts=\"10\" data-width=\"700\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are four of the most important things LGBTQ teens, their schools and their allies should know: &#8220;The law is<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":22644,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,29],"tags":[582,12299],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.3 - 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