Florida teen says she was denied entry to prom for wearing a suit

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Florida teen says she was denied entry to prom for wearing a suit
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Clothes are just clothes - people should be able to dress however the fuck they want.

Separately, Florida should stop being a bunch of transphobic assholes.

Yup. Trans or not a girl should be allowed to wear a suit or a dress. So should a boy. As long as it qualifies as "formal" for either group it ought to qualify for the other.

I would go even harder and say the formal/semi-formal/business/casual folkways are outdated and I wish those expectations or requirements didn't exist. My work dress policy for the office doesn't allow sweatpants or yoga pants, but jeans and khakis are fine if you aren't "client-facing." Fine, but in jeans or khakis I will be adjusting far more often and imo that's less professional than just wearing more comfortable clothes.

Switch to WFH, I spend most of my days in underpants.

As long as your dinguses and danguses are covered, all good.