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" When you tweet out your prom pictures, do you ever expect them to get 19k retweets and 42k likes?! That&amp;#039;s what happened to\u00A0Myren, a Maryland teen whose adorable prom photos with his boyfriend are blowing up, and not just because of the duo&amp;#039;s\u00A0killer style.\u00A0 See,\u00A0Myren wanted to go to prom with his BF Ralph. But Myren&amp;#039;s parents don&amp;#039;t approve of his relationship, and expressed that after they found out he was bisexual. After saving up money,\u00A0Myren and Ralph went to the prom, and\u00A0Myren told his parents he was attending a party. Alone. (Myren&amp;#039;s parents aren&amp;#039;t on Twitter.) Myren\u00A0tweeted the prom pics with the caption:\u00A0&amp;quot;My parents told me I couldn&amp;#039;t go to prom because I wanted to go with my boyfriend so I had to go behind their backs.&amp;quot;      My parents told me I couldn&amp;#039;t go to prom because I wanted to go with my boyfriend so I had to go behind their backs&#128517; pic.twitter.com/XnnI0Pk0Vd \u2014 D&amp;#039;MON (@myrenthapimp) May 21, 2016     And it was extra special because prom fell on their 7-month\u00A0anniversary.\u00A0  Speaking with Buzzfeed,\u00A0Myren said he didn&amp;#039;t expect his tweets to\u00A0get as much attention as they did, saying:\u00A0&amp;quot;I was surprised when I noticed that people were proud of me and that they respected the decision I had made.&amp;quot; Not only did he get attention, he seriously inspired a lot of people who had similar experiences of their own. One girl tweeted that she skipped her prom because her mom wouldn&amp;#039;t let her go with her girlfriend.\u00A0  Others were forced to lie to their parents.\u00A0     Same. Except I told them that they were just my friend https://t.co/N7suZUA7LO \u2014 a mess (@PraiseGodIgwe) May 21, 2016     He&amp;#039;s inspiring classmates left and right.\u00A0     I just really want to be like Myren when I grow up \u2014 lia uzi + (@32_Liaa) May 21, 2016     One dad reached out with the sweetest comment ever. (I&amp;#039;m not crying, you&amp;#039;re crying!)     @myrenthapimp As a dad, can I say that I hope my kids grow up to be as strong and true as you. Bravo to you. Also, you look fantastic. \u2014 Houman Sadri (@houmansadri) May 21, 2016     Of course\u00A0Myren and Ralph have been dealing with homophobic comments, too.\u00A0 But they&amp;#039;re rising above the hate and coming out on top.\u00A0     Anyways, just wanna thank everyone for the support. It&amp;#039;s comforting to know that this world is becoming a better place. \u2014 islandpapi (@omgitsralph) May 22, 2016         And if you still homophobic in 2016, I don&amp;#039;t know what to tell you fam. You got a big storm coming. \u2014 islandpapi (@omgitsralph) May 22, 2016     We couldn&amp;#039;t have said it better ourselves.\u00A0 If you or someone you know needs support for LGBTQ+ issues, find resources here.\u00A0       "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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