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<\/p>\nGay High School Football Star and Swimmer Boyfriend Celebrate Prom in Missouri<\/b>
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More recently we reported that the Westboro Baptist Church got wind of Bain\u2019s story as well, and planned a protest at his high school. But\u00a0students planned a counterprotest<\/a>\u00a0that far outnumbered the WBC church members.<\/p>\n Now, Outsports has posted some even more heartwarming news<\/a>. Bain and Hunter Sigmund, a swimmer and water polo player at the school, attended their prom together.<\/p>\n They\u2019re the only openly gay<\/a> couple<\/a> at the school.<\/p>\n Said Bain:\u00a0\u201cWe have been the only openly gay<\/a> couple<\/a> at Burroughs since I\u2019ve been here, but it isn\u2019t a problem at all at our school. People treat us the same. It is nice to be able to go to prom with whoever you want and not have to worry about what other people might think.\u201d<\/p>\n Hear, hear.<\/p>\n The post Gay High School Football Star and Swimmer Boyfriend Celebrate Prom in Missouri<\/a> appeared first on Towleroad<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Jake](\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.towleroad.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/JakeBainHunterSigmundProm.0.jpg?w=740\")
Back in December\u00a0we reported on the story of Jake Bain<\/a>, the star athlete and best football player at John Burroughs High School in Missouri. After coming out\u00a0 as gay<\/a> at an all-school assembly, he\u2019s now signing with Indiana State.<\/p>\n