Parents boot out teen son who was given permission to bring boyfriend to prom
COCHRAN, Ga. – The teenager who made national news this week for being allowed to take his boyfriend to the prom has been kicked out of his house because of the media attention.
Derrick Martin, 18, an honor student at Bleckley County High School, told macon.com in a posting today that he was staying with a friend after his parents ordered him to leave home.
Since Derrick’s story hit the news, gay rights supporters – straight and gay – have been lavishing attention on him. He told the newspaper Web site that he has had offers from strangers to buy him and his date boutonnieres and dinners. A man from Pittsburgh is seeking donations via his Web site to rent a stretch limo to take the teen couple to and from the prom.
A Minnesota mother who has a gay son sent flowers to Derrick’s high school, thanking them for allowing the teenager to bring a same-sex date to the prom.
Initially Derrick was denied permission, but then school officials changed their minds.
