BFF makes his best friend's prom dreams come true.
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Some news outlets are calling it a “heartwarming promposal” to top all others. ‘Tis the season. High schoolers are entering that section of the year where they are thinking of ways to ask their hoped for dates to accompany them to prom. It’s a time of excitement and for many, well. . . disappointment.
Anthony Martinez, a junior at Desert Oasis High School in Las Vegas bemoaned the fact that he never got asked out to the dances at his school and figured that he probably wouldn’t be asked to prom, either. He has helped plan plenty of dances, being on student council, but he hasn’t gotten to participate in the same way as his peers, reports New Now Next April 23. As a gay teenager, Martinez had a dream of being asked to prom by a guy and was fairly certain that it wouldn’t happen.
But, that’s where his best friend comes in. After seeing Anthony’s social media posts about not having a date for prom, Jacob Lescenski, also a junior, wanted to do something really special for his best friend. Overcoming the initial anxiety of what others might think of him and with the assistance of some really good friends, he took it upon himself to create a bright red banner to be unrolled in front of the whole school with silver letters reading, “you’re hella gay, i’m hella str8, but you’re like my brother, so be my d8?”
Martinez related to CNN that the surprise was the “sweetest, coolest thing that has ever happened.” And he’s not the only person who thinks so. The two young men’s story has gone viral with notes of support on social media from people all over the world. Writes Anthony on his Twitter page, “I'm so excited you have no idea!! We're gunna go tux shopping and restaurant searching. We got this.”
The action has sent positive ripples out that have “made a huge change in the world somehow,” Martinez told CNN. The action is also in line with the work that Lescenski and Martinez have been doing together on their student council which CNN reports “has been about making great change in the lives of many, and in ways they would never expect.”
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