School nears settlement with transgender student prevented from attending prom in dress
”In his lawsuit, Logan said he had worn female attire during school throughout his junior and senior years and went by the gender-neutral nickname of K.K. No one ever bothered him because of how he dressed, he said in his lawsuit…. Then-Principal Diane Rouse, however, told him he couldn’t wear a dress and instead said he could wear a female pants suit. Logan showed up at the May 2006 prom at Avalon Manor in Hobart, wearing a long pink dress and $200 worth of manicure, pedicure and hair styling. Rouse “stretched her hands across the entrance and advised Logan that she would not permit Logan to enter,” the lawsuit says.”
From an article in the Post-Tribune about Kevin Logan who has sued his school for not allowing him to wear a pink dress to a 2006 prom. Logan is described in the article as being a gay, transsexual at the time of the incident. The reporters add that a female student was allowed to wear a tuxedo, and that the school later provided Logan with a written rule that prevents students from wearing clothing that expresses sexual orientation. The two sides are said to be currently haggling over the timing of a payment of the undisclosed amount. (Post-Tribune)
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