William & Mary's Homecoming Queen
Posted on 10/24/2009 4:00:39 PM PDT by csvset
WILLIAMSBURG
History was made without fanfare on Saturday.
Jessee Vasold, William and Mary's first transgender homecoming queen, took the field at halftime of the Tribe's game against James Madison wearing a red shirt, black pants and a small silver lip ring to applause and not much other notice.
Vasold, a junior, and the other members of the homecoming court were introduced to the crowd, posed for pictures, and walked off the field.
"I knew I was nominated, but I was just surprised, because there were a lot of other really good candidates on the ballot," Vasold said. "I know all of the other girls, and they're wonderful people, really friendly. So I was surprised."
Vasold identifies as "gender-queer," a catch-all term for those who identify with something other than traditional male or female gender roles.
"Normally, it really just depends on the day, how I dress," said Vasold, who prefers gender neutral pronouns – "ze" instead of he or she and "zir" instead of him or her. "I don't identify as a woman. It really just depends on the day and the occasion."
Vasold said family members were in town for homecoming, and while they have been "generally" supportive, some were unsure about Vasold's decision to accept the homecoming title.
"They're a little hesitant about this, but they realize that it's my choice to accept," Vasold said.
William and Mary president Taylor Reveley had no problem with Vasold's selection, made in nominations and voting by students.
"I knew Jessee before," he said. "(It's) a little more publicity than normal for a homecoming queen, but it's just fine."
Students were asked to describe how their nominees exemplified school pride, junior class president Mike Tsidulko told The Flat Hat, William and Mary's student newspaper.
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How about queer?
William & Mary's Homecoming Queen
“transgender homecoming queen,”
Stupidity and perversion mixed together.
Our country is doomed.
Pingout tomorrow.
It’s going to make one hell of a second lieutenant.
Eyew....and it didn’t even brush its hair for the occasion.
Aren’t homecoming queens supposed to dress up and look PRETTY at least?
This Thread Is Worse With Pics!
Not to mention what we would assume is the “KING” standing next to the Queen.
Here’s your Homecoming King, all 5 foot 3 of rippling manliness and questionable heterosexuality, and your Queen, a guy named Jesse in drag.
Need any more proof are schools are nothing but brainwashing hot houses?
JEEZ!!! I realize it’s Halloween and all... scary.
Sure is. If this is the new normal, as it evidently is or is becoming, then the country deserves whatever doom befalls it.
ok, ads of the world was one thing, but that rescuing food, that was just wrong...
In fact, isn’t it discriminatory and perpetuating gender norms by having a king and queen in the first place????? Geez...........what is this world coming to?
And now this event will be placed in the “gay” rights history book as he/she/it will be the first trans-whatever winner of homecoming queen honors.
As we know, the goals are to break down every conceivable barrier that exists, and if anyone protests, they are the ones who are being extremist and intolerant and bigoted and all that.
The leftists have conditioned critical numbers of people to be afraid to say anything against increasingly bizarre behavior that takes place.
>>>...if I were an Alumn of W&M I’d never give them another cent.
I’m guessing most of the votes were the modern equivalent of what my high school class did when we voted our colors would be purple, and purple. Seemed funny at the time seeing the faces of disapproval the teachers made. And it cost us nothing since who gave a darn about school colors.
“And now this event will be placed in the “gay” rights history book as he/she/it will be the first trans-whatever winner of homecoming queen honors.”
And God help you if you don’t approve!
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