Green Day, former 'N Sync member Lance Bass and celebrity chef Cat Cora are among those helping to pay for a gay-friendly prom in Mississippi next month. Organizers say the event is open to everyone but geared toward gay students.

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The American Humanist Association also will contribute $20,000 for the May 8 event in Tupelo, ABC News reports.

The annual prom is organized by the Mississippi Safe Schools Coalition, but they banned same-sex dates. It was Constance McMillen that challenged the school districts school same-sex ban.

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