She Claimed the Cake Had No Hidden Meaning

“I just feel like it’s a label [school officials] have put on her,” she said. “Just because I’m wearing a rainbow doesn’t mean I’m gay,” Alford told the Louisville Courier-Journal. Alford also told Business Insider, “If I really wanted it to mean something, I would have asked for it to say ‘pride’ or ‘lesbian.’ I would have asked for more decorations to celebrate myself than that.”