Trans teen fights for crown

[Shana A]

Trans teen fights for crown
Posted on 07 Oct 2010 at 10:12pm
Even though students nominated Andy Moreno for homecoming queen, North Dallas High School principal says she can't run

DAVID TAFFET  |  Staff Writer

http://www.dallasvoice.com/trans-teen-fights-crown-1047585.html

Like most teenage girls, Andy Moreno wants to be homecoming queen. And her classmates want Andy to be homecoming queen, too; they are the ones who nominated her for the honor.

But Dinnah Escanilla, the principal at North Dallas High School where Andy is a senior, has said that can't happen.

Why? Because Andy Moreno is transgender.