Korben White, 16, made the internet go crazy with the voluminous ballgown he wore to his high school prom while posing in a blazing red skirt and a sequin-speckled tuxedo top that perfectly matched his scarlet-colored hair.

Following his mother Nina Green’s viral video of her son getting ready for prom, ardent followers of the woke movement applauded his flowing dress while others played the blame game, claiming it indicates the “failure” of a parent “in encouraging this sort of thing.” Korben White told his mother Nina Green when he was just 12 years old that “he wanted to go to his school prom in a gown.”

The adolescent, a “sassy” young drag queen who goes under the name Miss Frou Frou, made it happen in 2022, just four years after making his intention known. Speaking with the BBC, Green explains her son’s inspiration. “He wanted to go as himself, while expressing his feminine side–with a tuxedo on the top and a dress at the bottom, very much influenced by [American actor] Billy Porter.” She continued, “He wanted to be Korben…but in a dress.” The staff and pupils at Archbishop Sancroft High School in Harleston, Norfolk, cheered when Korben emerged from the car wearing the glittering red suit combined with a white blouse and a huge red bow. “As soon as he got out of the car, everyone just cheered and I was crying, some of the teachers were crying, because he was being who he wanted to be,” the proud mom said of Korben. “Everyone has been very supportive, and his year group has been incredible. If you let your child be who they are then you’ll get nothing but the best out of them.” Green, who is the strongest advocate for her kid, reiterated her fervent support with a tweet on July 1.