Dallas Transgender Teen Hopes To Be A 'Mentor' After Homecoming Queen Bid

Dan82 · Oct 20, 2010

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1650249/20101018/story.jhtml

Last week, the students at North Dallas High School ended their day in a rally of support for one of their own: Andy Moreno, a transgender teen who was denied the opportunity to run for homecoming queen.

"I felt like I am being discriminated [against] because I tried running for homecoming queen, and I wasn't able to because the principal said it wasn't based on tradition," Moreno told MTV News. One of the administrators had a problem with Andy running, so she reached out to Principal Dinnah Escanilla, who "said that I was a gay male — which, to me, was a little ignorant, because she doesn't seem that educated in the transgender topic."

North Dallas High School is home to many out LGBT students, who have found acceptance through the school's Gay Straight Alliance, which was started two years ago. When MTV News reached out for the comment, the school district released this statement: "It again should be noted that Dallas ISD is proud to have one of the most progressive anti-discrimination policies among school districts in the state." However, "The district's administration continues to support the principal with this decision...

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1650249/20101018/story.jhtml
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Blondie · Oct 20, 2010

In my Book I think its rude

Revan · Oct 20, 2010

Hmm this sounds very similar to that case of the transgender teen running for Prom King...or Homecoming King or w/e it was (I forget if it was Prom or Homecoming)

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