Editing Prom (section)

==Anti-proms and alternative proms==
{{See also|Anti-prom|Gay prom}}

Anti-proms can be private, unofficial proms that are privately created, outside the control of the school, usually by people who disagree with their school's prom policies. Some schools also include the anti-prom as an official event called MORP (Prom spelled backwards).  MORP dances can be similar to a [[Sadie Hawkins dance]] where the girls ask a boy on a date, they can have informal attire, and the decor can be dark or less elegant.

Proms for [[gay]] and [[lesbian]] people who did not attend their proms with a date of the same sex are popular in some cities.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna29565070 |title=Gays, lesbians recreate prom at weekend fete |publisher=NBC News |date=2009-03-07 |access-date=2010-03-29}}</ref> These proms may also enable trans people who experienced prom before transitioning a chance to attend as the correct gender. A 1980 court decision, ''[[Fricke v. Lynch]],'' required a public school in [[Rhode Island]] to allow same-sex dates, but discrimination against gay students continued for decades across the country.