Transgender Teen Selected Homecoming Queen (Huntington Beach, CA)

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Posted by Mirna Alfonso (Editor) , September 20, 2013 at 09:27 PM

Marina High School transgender senior Cassidy Lynn Campbell was selected as homecoming queen in voting announced at halftime of tonight's football game at Westminster High School.

Balloting began with write-in votes a couple of weeks ago which determined the 10 candidates for a second round of voting. In the second round, students filled out their preferences confidentially on a scan-tron sheet, which was tabulated by a machine.

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She told The Times she was "doing this for the kids who can't be themselves."

"With all the attention, I realized it's bigger than me," Cassidy told The Times.


http://fountainvalley.patch.com/groups/schools/p/transgender-teen-selected-homecoming-queen

Students cheered wildly when the announcement was made at the football game and Cassidy was crowned on the field.

NEWS VIDEO of the announcement and crowning:

Transgender Student In Huntington Beach Named Homecoming Queen
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/09/20/transgender-student-in-huntington-beach-could-make-history/

[nomorenomore08]

1. Maybe the best part is that this is happening in a relatively conservative area.

Shows that the world is changing, albeit slowly.

[yuiyoshida]

2. Video

Transgender Teen Crowned Homecoming Queen Wipes Away Tears: 'I Can't Even Be Happy'

The first transgender teen at a Huntington Beach, Calif., high school to be named homecoming queen broke down crying in a YouTube video after what was supposed to be her "happiest day" was marred by criticism, she said.

In a video posted on her YouTube account Saturday, Cassidy Lynn Campbell said that earning the title of homecoming queen was supposed to be "so monumental and memorable." But the "ignorant" and "negative" backlash that followed her win had turned a bright day dark.

"I'm always judged and I'm always looked down upon and I'm always made fun of," she said. "Sometimes, I wonder, is it even worth it?"

continued http://gma.yahoo.com/transgender-teen-crowned-homecoming-queen-wipes-away-tears-184008245--abc-news-topstories.html

[RKP5637]

3. YEA!!! K&R!!!