Transgender student fights for his right to run for homecoming king
Katie McDonough, September 20th

For many high school students, the election of a homecoming king and queen is little more than a popularity contest. But for Kasey Caron, a high school senior and transgender teenager, running to be homecoming king of his Pennsylvania high school has turned into a battle for LGBTQ rights.

At the start of the school year, he was called in for a meeting with his guidance counselor and asked if he would prefer to be listed on the male or female ballot for the homecoming court. Having his school recognize his gender identity was an incredibly validating and empowering moment, he says. Though he hadn't considered it before, after the meeting, Caron decided that he would run for homecoming king — and felt pretty good about his chances of winning

But as the actual vote neared, Caron was called back to meet with school administrators. This time, the principal and vice principal told him he needed to remove his name from the ballot, explaining that the school's legal counsel had told them that his presence on the ballot was "against the law" since Caron's driver's license still identified him as female.

http://www.salon.com/2013/09/20/transgender_student_fights_for_his_right_to_run_for_homecoming_king/

What a load of crap! There's nothing legal about homecoming court. It's just a big game for fun. They're just looking for a pathetic excuse to be douche-nozzles about pushing their personal taboos onto others. I'm going to be talking about this and young lady who won the homecoming queen election tonight on the show.

Transgender Student Loses Battle to Be Put on Homecoming King Ballot
Vince Lattanzio, NBC, Sep 24, 2013

A transgender Pennsylvania teen will not be allowed to run for homecoming king following a school board's decision.

Kasey Caron, a senior at Richland High School in Johnstown, Pa., was told he could not be put on the ballot for homecoming king because his gender is listed as female on his driver's license. The 17-year-old identifies as male and plans to undergo gender reassignment surgery in the future.

When the high school administration denied Caron's request, he appealed to the school board. Caron argued his driver's license had since been changed to reflect his identifying gender.

During a meeting Monday evening, the board decided not to take up the appeal saying that they agreed with the administration's decision.

:/ All I can think is, that's seriously screwed up.

The part where they started asking about his genitals constitutes sexual harassment. They should be prosecuted.