TUPELO — Green Day, former N”Sync member Lance Bass, and celebrity chef Cat Cora are among those helping to pay for a prom in Mississippi next month that”s open to everyone but geared toward gay students.
The American Humanist Association also will contribute $20,000 for the May 8 event in Tupelo.
The annual prom is organized by the Mississippi Safe Schools Coalition. This year”s event has drawn attention because of the case of Constance McMillen, a high school senior who challenged her school district”s rule banning same-sex dates at proms.
Coalition spokesman Matthew Sheffield says plans for the event haven”t been completed, but Bass is among the celebrities expected to attend.
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