St. Anthony's High School in Long Island bars lesbian student from bringing female date to prom

steve2470

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Fri May-13-11 11:40 PM
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St. Anthony's High School in Long Island bars lesbian student from bringing female date to prom

http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/05/13/2011-05-13_st_anthonys_high_school_in_long_island_bars_lesbian_student_from_bringing_female.html

A Long Island Catholic high school senior barred from bringing her ex-girlfriend to the prom can come by herself, find a male date - or just stay home.

Angelina Lange, 17, of Bay Shore, was turned down by St. Anthony's High School administrators when she asked about a same-sex couple attending the annual event.

Brother Gary Cregan, principal of the Roman Catholic school, said the decision was nothing personal - just a reflection of the school's religious tenets.

"Our Catholic faith specifies that marriage involve a man and a woman, and our policies on dating must reflect that," Cregan told MSNBC.com. "We mean no malice or disrespect."

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Mojeoux

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Fri May-13-11 11:43 PM
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1. Hasn't this happened before?

Is this different because it's a Catholic school?

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Ian David

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Fri May-13-11 11:44 PM
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2. It's a Catholic school. They can do pretty much whatever the fuck they want.

Edited on Fri May-13-11 11:45 PM by Ian David

If we want to make a case that they can't tell us how to run our government, we also have to let them run their schools in whatever bigoted, crazy-ass ways they see fit.

Yeah, they're douchebags and bigots and they suck, but when the name of the school is "Saint" Something, you know that's what you get for your money.

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Trajan

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Sat May-14-11 12:26 AM
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5. What Ian said ...

I would expect a Catholic school to act in this manner ... I would be shocked if otherwise ....

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Sat May-14-11 01:18 AM
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6. I'll hold my tongue...no comment on the pedophile policy.

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Sat May-14-11 03:58 AM
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7. No same-sex partners at a dance, but plenty of fondling the little ones.

That's what their syndicate is all about.

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