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Gay Mormon Boy Attends Queer Prom Excerpt from a story published in The Salt Lake Tribune May 1, 2005 Showered in disco ball doughnuts, Scott Feeney whirled around the dance floor, his laughter melting into the happy shrills of chatty teenagers and pop music booming from speakers. The 16-year-old boy--who has been kicked out of school clubs and his LDS church--was energized by the moment. At the Queer Prom Saturday night, it was OK to be gay. "It's a safe place to go and hang out and to get to know more people like you," he said. Feeney jigged on the dance floor with his friend Emily Dalpias, a 17-year-old lesbian girl who traded in traditional prom dress garb for a black shirt and a tie that matched her cropped, flamingo pink hair. Dalpias brought her girlfriend of two years, Lindsay, so they could mingle with other gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered youth and not get stung with taunts. While in most places it can be uncomfortable just to hold hands, here, at the Salt Lake City Hardware building, they could hug, dance--just be themselves. See also:  Queer Prom is a Unique Spin on an Old Tradition
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