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Gender-Neutral Student Voted Homecoming Queen


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Jessee Vasold, a transgender student, has been voted homecoming queen at the College of William and Mary.

Vasold, clad in a red shirt, black pants, and a small silver lip ring, took the field October 24 at halftime of the Williamsburg, Va., school's football game against James Madison University. According to the W&M student newspaper the Flat Hat, "Vasold identifies as gender-queer and prefers to be referred to with gender-neutral pronouns."

Students at the college, the second-oldest in the United States, nominated and elected Vasold, who will represent the class of 2011. Brian Whitson, a spokesman for the school, sent an e-mail to the Associated Press, stating, “William and Mary is a diverse and inclusive community, and student selections to this year's Homecoming Court reflect that.”

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Reader Comments
  • Name: SteveMD2
    Date posted: 10/27/2009 2:24:38 AM
    Hometown: Baltimore

    Comment:

    In the homophobic state of VA no less. where many of the right wing christians, members of our own taliban republican party, are still living in the slavery age. The young people will change this nation. And hopefully some of them will grow up to run the construction machinery that knocks down the church buildings that worship not God, but hatred and Saturn, in the name of God. the religious building where I grew up - they were tyrants of a different sort - I drove by there about 20 years ago. And am glad to say that the roof has fallen in, and I guess by now the city has condemned it and had it knocked down.

  • Name: Mike
    Date posted: 10/26/2009 7:16:07 PM
    Hometown: Gurnee, Il

    Comment:

    Shouldn't the title be "homecoming monarch" if the winner prefers gender neutral pronouns?

  • Name: Samara
    Date posted: 10/26/2009 5:46:56 PM
    Hometown: Denver

    Comment:

    Kudos to you! Bout time! I am so happy to be reading some news like this! Samara - http://www.transgenderconsulting.com



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