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Title: Male student beats the odds and wins homecoming queen
Post by: Shana A on October 13, 2010, 08:15:38 AM
Post by: Shana A on October 13, 2010, 08:15:38 AM
Male student beats the odds and wins homecoming queen
Posted on 12 October 2010 by Andy Badii
http://theguardianonline.com/2010/10/12/male-student-beats-the-odds-and-wins-homecoming-queen/ (http://theguardianonline.com/2010/10/12/male-student-beats-the-odds-and-wins-homecoming-queen/)
There is something familiar and something different about homecoming court this year.
According to this year's queen, the title for the last three years now has gone to a Greek organization member, but now the crown belongs to a man.
Nick Bell is a 22 year old student in his fourth year of theater studies here at WSU, and a member of Phi Kappa Tau.
"I wanted to reverse the stereotype associated with the word queen," said Bell. "If we kept the word queen to its literal meaning I would have no problem, and I think the LGBTQA community would not as well."
Posted on 12 October 2010 by Andy Badii
http://theguardianonline.com/2010/10/12/male-student-beats-the-odds-and-wins-homecoming-queen/ (http://theguardianonline.com/2010/10/12/male-student-beats-the-odds-and-wins-homecoming-queen/)
There is something familiar and something different about homecoming court this year.
According to this year's queen, the title for the last three years now has gone to a Greek organization member, but now the crown belongs to a man.
Nick Bell is a 22 year old student in his fourth year of theater studies here at WSU, and a member of Phi Kappa Tau.
"I wanted to reverse the stereotype associated with the word queen," said Bell. "If we kept the word queen to its literal meaning I would have no problem, and I think the LGBTQA community would not as well."