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Related: About this forumMcKinney High School names lesbian student homecoming queen
McKinney High School senior April Swartz-Larson
McKinney, Texas -- April Swartz-Larson knew she might win when she heard loud cheering from fellow students as McKinney High Schools homecoming queen nominees were announced Friday night at Ron Poe Stadium.
My heart was racing, she said. That moment still doesn't seem real to me.
Last week, April learned she was likely the first lesbian student to be nominated for the honor in school history. On Friday, Aprils classmates named her homecoming queen.
April, a 17-year old senior, said she was surprised when she heard students talking about nominating her. She said she doesnt remember any another openly gay student being nominated for the homecoming court before.
Read more: http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/mckinney/headlines/20141004-mckinney-high-school-names-lesbian-student-homecoming-queen.ece
[font color=green]McKinney is located in conservative Collin county just north of Dallas.[/font]
Cross-posted in the Texas Group.
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McKinney High School names lesbian student homecoming queen (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Oct 2014
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Just to be nominated, she must've been a popular student in the first place, no?
nomorenomore08
Oct 2014
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shenmue
(38,506 posts)1. Yay!
littlemissmartypants
(22,540 posts)2. Fantastic! eom
nomorenomore08
(13,324 posts)3. Just to be nominated, she must've been a popular student in the first place, no?
And the fact that that's possible in deep-red suburban Texas is certainly an encouraging sign.