As Fabulous as He Wants to Be?

When a man is getting dressed up for a formal occasion, everything has to be in order. Shoes, hair, jewelry...and the dress?

Now maybe this isn't my choice of formalwear for an evening, but it is for Gary, IN teen Kevin Logan. According to the Associated Press, he was turned away from the West Side High School prom on May 19th because he showed up in a dress, high heels, hair extensions, makeup and manicured nails. He said, "I have no formal pictures, no memories, nothing. You only have one prom." This could have been a simple case that would be difficult for him to fight, since the school's dress code does in fact prohibit the wearing of dresses by men. However, he has been dressing as a woman all year long. If this was a problem, why did they wait until the end of the year, and arguably one of high school's most memorable occasions, to tell him he couldn't? The school was quick to mention that it was about the violation of school policy and not his homosexuality, which it probably isn't, but really, if the kid wants to wear a dress, who cares? Are they worried that it will disrupt the learning of others? Gee, maybe there would be an honest, open-minded discussion on homosexuality and cross-dressing for once. But it seems the school would rather keep all of those things hidden from public view.

It's a little hard to go back on your word when it's something you've been allowing for some time...so Kevin is considering filing a complaint with the ACLU of Indiana against the school. So, if there are any other guys at West Side High who want to feel pretty too, he's going to make it possible for you. Go Kevin.