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cynatnite

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Sat Sep 21, 2013, 09:14 AM Sep 2013

California teen named nation's first transgender homecoming queen

In what is being described as the first known event of its kind, a transgendered teen was named as her high school’s homecoming queen on Friday.

“I am so proud to win this not just for me, but everyone out there,” 16-year-old Cassidy Campbell said after receiving her crown during the halftime of Marina High’s homecoming football game Friday night in Huntington Beach, CA.

The Los Angeles Times published a slideshow of photos from the homecoming event, which you can view here.
Cassidy rose to national prominence when it was reported that she was entering the contest.

“Just to be true to themselves and to let people know around them and to not keep it bottled up inside,” Campbell said about what her win should mean for fellow members of the transgendered community.

http://news.yahoo.com/california-teen-named-nation-s-first-transgender-homecoming-queen-053444443.html

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California teen named nation's first transgender homecoming queen (Original Post) cynatnite Sep 2013 OP
This story led most of the 11:00pm newscasts on Friday night in Los Angeles... winstars Sep 2013 #1

winstars

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1. This story led most of the 11:00pm newscasts on Friday night in Los Angeles...
Sat Sep 21, 2013, 11:44 AM
Sep 2013

I believe the STUDENTS voted for her and from what I saw they were all very happy. This is why the pugs are ultimately fucked, the kids don't give a shit about these issues and sooner or later the people who watch Faux will die off. Its just a matter of time...

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