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Apr 13, 2011
Melrose Park Teen Tries on Tux For Prom
In the photos that accompany an article in the Forrest Park Review Wednesday, Belinda Sanchez, a lesbian student at Proviso East High School, is seen smiling and fitting into a white tuxedo. But, a few weeks ago, that was only a dream.
Apr 01, 2011
Girl gets OK to wear tuxedo to prom
"This sends a negative message to other students that they can't express who they are," said John Knight, director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Project at the ACLU. "It's a First Amendment right, a free speech right, and that includes her right to send a message through wearing male clothing that she doesn't think women should be restricted to traditional female clothing."
On Thursday, the Proviso Township school district sent a response to Knight saying that Sanchez will be allowed to wear a tuxedo to the prom, on April 22.
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