Gay athletes attend prom together…in rural Tennessee.

Pedro Reyes, left, and Evan McKenna ready for their 2018 prom with the Morristown West High School speech and debate team. They will be a couple at this year’s school prom. (Image: OutSports)

In April 2018, my boyfriend, Evan, and I set out to purchase boutonnieres for our first prom together.

As he drove us down the winding roads of our small Tennessee town, Morristown, my mind was swimming with questions about the upcoming…