A teen from Connecticut is making many people proud this week after being named the first gay Prom Queen. While Nasir does identify as a male he says this win is a stance against transphobia. This 17 year old hopes to make people more accepting of transgenders as he wears his rhinestone crown.
According to White Plains Patch reports, Fleming was at first nominated for both King and Queen and was highly supported by his Danbury High School classmates to hold both crowns. Even so, Nasir had a message to send and chose to take the title as Queen. “If a person can win a title for a different gender, why can’t a transgender person win that title?” Fleming said.
Fleming posted this video along with saying this:
“Even though I identify as male, winning this title is a statement against transphobia. As gay people, more or less, are becoming accepted in society, [transgender] people are still discriminated against severely.”
Watch The Video HERE
The Prom King, Rohit Das, even offered to share the traditional dance with the elected Queen, but the two wound up sharing the dance with their respective dates. “To be able to say, ‘Even though I’m straight and like girls, I’m willing to dance with a gay guy at the prom’ is huge,” Fleming said.
Looks like The Gay And Lesbian Task Force were right, the dominoes are falling rapidly.
SOURCE: Huffington Post
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