Transgender Teen is Voted Prom Queen at Florida High School
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Florida transgender teen was voted queen of the McFatter Technical High School Prom, the Miami Herald reports.
“They called my name and I was in total shock,’’ said Andrew, a 17-year-old who was born male but has publicly presented herself as female for the past two years, according to the paper.
Andrew, also known as Andii, plans to someday change her name to Andrea. She wanted to run for prom queen in order to show other transgender teens “it gets better.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She ran against 14 others.
Andrew, from Davie, Fla., told the Miami Herald that some McFatter teens pleaded with school management not to allow her to run for queen.
Last year, school officials suggested Andrew not dress as a female in class and to “tone it down,” she said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“This year we got a new principal and she’s very supportive of me,” Andrew said, even encouraging her to run for prom queen. “She said “Stay in the running. Don’t back down for anything.’”
McFatter seniors who voted Friday night also chose a prom king: Juan Macias, a 17-year-old gay male senior.
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