The presiding judge, Raymond J. Pettine, ruled in Fricke's favor, ordering the school to not only allow him and his partner to attend as a couple but also to provide enough security to ensure their safety.
[1] The case received considerable media attention,[2] and news camera crews filmed and interviewed the couple at the dance.
[4] Fricke later wrote of his experience in a book, Reflections of a Rock Lobster: A Story about Growing Up Gay.
[7] BCT became the first children's repertory theater in the United States to portray gay rights issues with this production.
[8] Mr. Fricke's archive includes correspondence and the period of writing the two books, is held in the San Francisco Public Library.