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Lesbian couple elected homecoming king and queen
By EJ DicksonOctober 30th, 2011, 6:45 pmComments (48)
After recent reports that LGBTQ youth are significantly more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers, it's been difficult to maintain the hope that it does, in fact, get better for LGBTQ teens and their allies. Two gay high school students at Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, however, proved Saturday night that the world doesn't totally suck when they were elected homecoming king and queen at their school's homecoming dance. While senior Rebecca Arellano (left) was crowned homecoming king at a pep rally last Friday, her girlfriend Haileigh Adams (right) was elected homecoming queen at the dance last night.
Although a few detractors have come out against the girls' election, Arellano and Adams, who have been dating since their sophomore year, are thrilled by the overwhelming amount of positive feedback they've received from parents, friends, and the staff at their high school, who have inundated the girls' Facebook pages with accolades and messages of support. "Another student that's also a lesbian, she said [to me], 'We won,' and that's what I wanted," Arellano told ABC News the day of her homecoming king win. "I'm so grateful to Patrick Henry for supporting me." The two are the first lesbian couple to be elected to homecoming court in the school's history, as well as one of the first in the United States.
This is, in a word, pretty awesome. Congratulations to the happy couple!
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Commentarium (48 Comments)
My grandpa is rolling in his grave!
:D
Shouldn't she have been elected homecoming king?
know how to read?
This is less surprising in California than it would be in a lot of other places. When this happens in the Deep South, it will be truly newsworthy.
True that. I love in Florida. People would freak if that ever happened. I think it would be awesome
Awww. They're cute and this story makes me happy.
Adorable! Especially the King's Adam's apple.
Adam's apple. That is all.
Adorable!
A great quote I think is worth sharing from a different article on this story:
"For all the girls who think tradition should be continued, go back to the kitchen, stop having sex before you're married, get out of school and job system, don't have an opinion, don't own any property, give up the right to marry who you love, don't vote, and allow your husband to do whatever he pleases to you. Think about the meaning of tradition when you use it in your argument against us."
-Rebecca Arellano
Shit, thanks. I'm glad I didn't have to go to a different site to get that. Tots quoting that.
That's... fucking... awesome. Gotta remember that next time I'm talking to some anti-gay religitard. (I do, however, agreee with the below comment that neither should have been labeled the "king" -- I'm A-OK with having two Homecoming Queens.
Fuck tradition. Lesbo queens is just wrong.
Please comma, if you really give a fuck, use more fucks please.
so if i run for queen and dont get it i will protest...
wtf? this is supid, she cant be proms king because she is not a dude, plain and simple.
LOL @ enforcing gender roles on something like PROM KING AND QUEEN. You are now King of Internet Stupid, regardless of gender, friend!
@dee inforcing gender roles?
Gender Role refers to a set of characteristics that are considered to distinguish between male and female, reflect one's biological sex. It is what it is, period. king = male, queen = female. stop it with the open gay mentality bullshit.
Besides, who the fuck are you to decide weather my comment was stupid or not, Now a days you can express your opinion with out some self absorbed asshole getting offended by it.
Besides
Whilst gender is used to distinguish between male and female it is usually used to denote social or cultural difference.
I think your comment has done well to prove to Dee that no, you cannot express your opinion without some sell absorbed asshole getting offended by it.
Ha! Indeed, Nope, indeed.
But it was Dee that got offended. Duh.
The only thing I'm truly ever offended by is blanket statements that indicate things can only be just a certain way because oh god, the status quo. Otherwise, I am just amused. The internet is amusing. You, comma, are terribly amusing. I thank you for that.
Gender roles schmender roles. There are greater differences between genders than genitalia so get off your gender-neutral high horse. I assume, Dee, that there is nothing constant or status quo about you, your life or routines? Because I'm calling bullshit if you answer yes. Your dismissal of any status quo is an ineffective tool for shoving your agenda down other's throats; something I'm sure happens to you regularly.
You sure like to talk about me shoving or having things shoved in orifices. I sense a fixation. Tres Freudian!
Wow, Dee made a penis reference. That's more Freudian on your part than mine. Excuse the rest of us if we don't view the world in such gender-neutral terms as you. You probably taught your daughters to pee standing up because there are no differences between genders, right? I'll bet that you don't walk the walk. Probably, you're just another butch dyke wit a penis and a turkey baster to reproduce with.
The assumption that I have kids is an odd one. Because all female seeming folks are having babies no matter what, correct?
No, I just wanted to see how pissed you would get being forced into a gender specific role.
Not very. Given that I am just an avatar, you are welcome to project whatever makes you feel better! :)
well done comma, well done
And besides, Ra, we all fully know that the Greatest Kings are not just MADE, they are born.
so true
we have an anchor baby and a tranny. Whoopeee.
Failed trolling.
Fuck you, obsessive troll.
You need to use more of them, really. Tell me how you really feel, conservatroll.
Fuck this shit. Heather is totally hotter than becky, and should have been king.
They're a really cute couple and they seem happy
Awesome! That high school is 2 blocks from my house.
This has happened a number of other places before, including a lot that aren't as seemingly progressive as San Diego, including my own little upstate NY backwater of Potsdam (where it would have happened, had the school board not simply chosen to cancel the election entirely -- http://www.myabc50.com/news/local/story/Potsdam-Central-cancels-homecomi...)
WOW! Some of you are retarded!!!
Just be happy for them regardless of sexual orientation or gender.
Get over yourselves and try working on resolving your own insecurities.
Note to Myself: Refrain from reading comments AT ALL TIMES!
What's it got to do with us anyway?
If those pupils topped the popular vote at the school, they deserve the honor. Why should any of us feel we need to insert our baggage to denigrate or uphold the vote?
Let the kids enjoy their victory. It's their time......let's not shit on their parade.
Wow....finally, a good example of a healthy environment. I can only hope such open minds and hearts spreads to all the schools in this country, perhaps thats too much to expect, but if there are enough schools that embrace every type of student we can end the traumatic and brutal treatment that has been the norm.
Remember these are Children, who need respect and understanding as all children do.
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