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LGBT News Straight student asks gay friend to High School prom

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    Jacob Lescenski and Anthony Martinez: Straight student asks gay friend to High School prom and makes a million Twitter friends

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    The High School prom is a constant fixture – both within the annals of US popular culture and on the list of events that create vast anxiety for teenagers.
    The reason? There are two, pressing issues to address – what to wear and who to go with.
    So it was a pleasant change, to say the least, when one straight Nevada High School student removed any such anxiety for his gay friend by asking him to their Las Vegas school prom.

    The NewNowNext website reported that Jacob Lescenski asked his best friend Anthony Martinez by unfurling a giant banner that read: “You’re hella gay, I’m hella str8, but you’re like my brother so be my d8!”
    Anthony is on the student council and is often responsible for planning school dances, the website reported. However, he said that he never gets asked to go.

    “He’s a real man,” Anthony said of Jacob. “Given that he has the guts to fulfill my gay student council dream of always helping out planning dances, and never getting asked. I couldn’t ask for a better person in my life.”

    Jacob said: “I decided on going to prom alone because my original date idea didn’t work out so well. Then one night I saw Anthony, who is my best friend, Tweeting about wanting a date. I then thought about how amazing of a guy he is and that he deserved a date. So, I came up with the poster idea.”

    Source: Jacob Lescenski and Anthony Martinez: Straight student asks gay friend to High School prom and makes a million Twitter friends - Americas - World - The Independent

    Awww this is so nice <3
     
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    Well that's something you don't see everyday...
     
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    This made my day! I had to hold back the happy tears when I read this. People like this are the reason I still have some faith in humanity.
     
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    That's pretty cool! Really, guys need to learn from the girls about being more open with their emotions and not worrying about being macho or in today's slang "no homo". IIRC, there were even some stories in previous generations where sometimes guys would have to dance with each other "if there weren't enough girls" (a very heteronormative justification).
     
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    Great idea, though I'm happy we don't have such a strong highschool culture here as in the U.S.
     
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    I saw this retweeted by Tyler Oakley and I retweeted his tweet 'cause this is too amazing for anything.



    Unnecessary prom experience rant:



    We didn't have dates on our Prom. I did get partnered up with a pretty girl, though. But my crush was prom king and I wanted to dance with him so bad but of course, I didn't....
     
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    It's cute. But, I'm not in the mood for cute.
     
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    Got a lump in my throat after reading this. So cute. Bravo :thumbsup:
     
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    Awesome!! I go on brodates with my bestfriend all the time
     
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    Aww :slight_smile:
     
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    This is the kind of thing that restores my faith in humanity and my generation in general :slight_smile:
     
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    What a lovely story. Kudos to that man!
     
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    A gentle smile just came to my face.
     
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    Shit, I just woke up when I read this but it already made my day <3 We need more people like him!
     
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    That's just so... AWWWWWW

    I think we all wish we had friend like that in school

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    Why hun?
     
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    I really like his attitude, more straight men need to be this open
     
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    That's so cool! :slight_smile:
     
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    This is actually really sweet! Wow first thing to come to mind was ''what?'' That's really cute though. What a great friend!
     
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    Awww I love this story. This made my day already.
     
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