GMU's Homecoming Queen is....a queen!!!

[ehrnst]

<snip>Work That Tiara, Boy! GMU's Choice of Homecoming Queen Sparks Campus Divide

Spend time with George Mason University senior Ryan Allen and it's clear why he's a Big Man on Campus. He wears size 12 pumps.

Allen is now -- as of halftime at Saturday's sold-out basketball game against Northeastern at the Patriot Center -- the school's homecoming queen. He received more votes than the two women who vied for the crown. </snip>


From the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/19/AR2009021901780.html?sub=AR

[JohnnieGordon]

1. There's been a few high school transgendered homecoming queens too.. nt

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. I think its great!

Ryan is a beautiful looking person. He deserved the win.

I only wish that it were more socially acceptable for males to wear skirts and dresses. I mean females can dress in men's clothing and they never get a nod. I have a female friend who has a flat top haircut and who wears a man's tux and eyebrows aren't raised.

The clothing "rules" can relax. I grew up in the 50s and 60s when it was against the rules for women to wear slacks or pants most places, especially school. No reason why a fellow shouldn't be able to wear a dress, skirt, or caftan--it can be a very nice look.

[DarkTirade]

4. I'm still waiting for kilts to make it around to this coast.

I'd love to have a nice one, but for some reason they're more popular on the west coast than here on the east. :)

[TechBear_Seattle]

6. So set the trend!

I've worn Utilikils for years, and gotten a few of my friends wearing them, too.

[DarkTirade]

8. Holy crap, just looked on their website... they have a dealer on the other side of town from me.

:)

[TechBear_Seattle]

9. Enjoy!

Their clothes are pricey, but consider: they use only US materials, employ unionized US workers who get a living wage, and the kilts are guaranteed never to wear out in the crotch or knees.

[DarkTirade]

10. Well that's good, I was worried about that crotch and knee thing.

Don't wanna catch a breeze in the wrong place or anything... :P

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

14. Went to their site

boy,the guys in the kilts really look good! :)

[TechBear_Seattle]

16. I have several of them

My favorites are a denim cut (now discontinued) and a Mocker. I wear them instead of shorts.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

11. I hear they are big for the Highland games in NC n/t

[DarkTirade]

12. Well, I'm nae scottish, but after 3 years of doing fairly heavy manual labor

I'm sure I can toss a caber wi' the best of 'em. :)

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

13. When I was in HS, utilikilts were popular

One of the guys from my high school actually got featured on their website for a few months.

[MountainLaurel]

3. Just coming to post this

This is especially fabulous considering that a large portion of Mason's student busy consists of first- and second-generation immigrants, many from countries where being gay will get you beheaded or murdered in an alleyway.

[xchrom]

5. i rate this a Fabulous news story!

[LeftHander]

7. Sweet....

It is good to see a Drag performer compete. It is sort of poking fun at pagents in general but Drag pagents are serious shit and no different than the all female counterpart.

In a way it helps to show that femininity is not s contained only the realm of genetic female.

Gender Expression is a spectrum.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

15. Gender Expression is a spectrum

I like that line! It is so true!

[bluedawg12]

17. Nice story. Happy reign to the Queen!

[The Doctor.]

18. Brilliant!

Making strides is good, and in size 12 pumps, they are strides indeed.

[autorank]

19. I like GMU - they've moved into the elite of major universities

I think that this is great. In addition, GMU will attract the best and brightest GBLT folks around.

Very cool, a smart move.

k*r, btw and an update. The Post article is silly. There's no 'divide' at GMU. Those objecting are at the etremis right wing think tanks associated with but not a true part of GMU. Scaife and some other reprehensibles pay big bucks to affiliate with GMU which gladly charges a huge overhead fee. Thare are not many of them. Fairfax County,location of GMU is uber tolerant and the under 40's there are not distinguishable from your average Marin County resident.

[Strathos]

20. I love that story

Something hopeful in a time of hopelessness. The youth of today and tomorrow will rid the earth of bigotry.