A cross-dressing teen from Cape May, NJ was told by his principal that wearing a dress to his prom would "violate the school's dress code." Derrek Lutz had previously said, "What makes me a woman is inside and it doesn't really matter what's on the outside. And everyone should really just be treated equally," and planned to be at prom no matter what. And after being backed by over 600 signatures on a petition started by his friends, Lutz was able to attend in a dress with a female date, and was even crowned Prom King!
Lutz posted this message on the Facebook group this morning: "SO we won.. I got into prom with no problems... I also won PROM KING!... I'd really love to thank you all for supporting me. You all make me so proud to be alive and so proud to have so many people come together like this. Thank you all so so incredibly much and if you'd like to see tagged pics come to my facebook page."
Lutz also earned an onslaught of support from almost 900 followers, one of whom posted: "This is probably going to go down in history as one of the biggest events in the fight for GBLT rights, even as big as the (Stone wall riots) Having grown up in south jersey, I am amazed at how near 900 people from NJ came together to stand up for one persons rights. You should all be proud." The victory comes after a Mississippi teen was named the Grand Marshal of the Gay Pride Parade after not being allowed to bring a female date to her prom.
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