Prom plans postponed [Marc Hall, a student at Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School (Durham Catholic District School Board, Oshawa, Ontario, near Toronto), is not permitted to bring his male date to his Grade 12 graduation prom; details].
P152 (v20n3)(April 24, 2002): 24 (56cm.)

The Church, the prom and logic [in which author discusses the Marc Hall prom case against the Durham (Ontario) Catholic District School Board; more broadly, he discusses the policy shift of the Roman Catholic Church and fundamentalist Christian homophobes towards a more subtle "love the sinner, hate the sin" argument in their condemnation of homosexuality]. By Jeff Dodds.
P153 (v20n4)(June 5, 2002): 7-9 (63cm.)

Marc: 1, Catholic Church: 0 [Marc Hall, Oshawa (Ontario) high school student, able to take boyfriend to graduation prom; Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert MacKinnon grants injunction; Durham Catholic District School Board had tried to block Hall; judge ruled that Church's right to promote religious views does not override Mr. Hall's human rights; "Hall has received support worldwide for his stance"; other details].
P153 (v20n4)(June 5, 2002): 26 (54cm.)

Marc Hall continues the fight [although Hall won fight to go to his Roman Catholic school prom with boyfriend, he's not finished; lawyer says there was no binding decision that would be useful in another case; concern also that publicly-funded Roman Catholic school is not abiding by provincial non-discrimination policy; Hall's lawyer "is now asking for a trial date"; etc.].
P160 (v21n3)(April 16, 2003): 26 (26cm.)

Marc Hall -- Prom Queen [report on Marc Hall's fight with Durham Catholic District School Board concerning attendance at his prom with boyfriend; some details of aftermath of this event, including making of film Prom Queen].
P169 (v22n4)(June 2, 2004): 21 (24cm.)