The school did allow Kiana to take a female partner, with the principal telling media at the time that she wanted the school to create a more inclusive event. "It brought it to the public's eye and the public started contacting the school and the school eventually decided to back down and decided we will allow it," Kiana remembers. "That just seemed wrong and very discriminatory especially in an event that is already discriminatory based on class."Īfter Kiana was interviewed by the radio station and local paper, things started to change. "I did have and do have a lot of friends in that community and it was disappointing to think if they wanted to go with a same-sex partner it wouldn't be allowed," Kiana says. Kiana's dad was also upset by the decision, so he decided to contact Joy FM, an LGBTIQ radio station in Melbourne because of the potential impact of the school's decision on that community.
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