Mississippi school allegedly edited transgender salutatorian’s face

[Jessica_Rose ✅]

Mississippi school allegedly edited transgender salutatorian's face after deadnaming him online

https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/mississipi-school-transgender-salutatorian 🔗

A Mississippi high school is facing backlash after a Facebook post celebrating its 2026 salutatorian deadnamed the transgender student and appeared to digitally alter his appearance.

The post, published Sunday by D'Iberville High School in Biloxi, congratulated salutatorian Jonas Hole with the caption, "Pride. Tradition. Excellence. Congratulations to our DHS Salutatorian," before identifying him by his deadname.

The post quickly drew criticism online, generating more than 1,300 comments, over 650 reactions, and nearly 90 shares as commenters accused the school of transphobia and rallied in support of Hole, who identifies as transmasculine.

Many commenters also alleged the school edited Hole's senior portrait before posting it online. "They photoshopped his mustache off to make him look more 'feminine,'" commenter Micheala Boffman wrote.

The backlash also renewed criticism over allegations that several students, including Hole, were excluded from the school's yearbook because they did not comply with gender specific dress requirements for senior portraits.

[AlisonM]

This is so sad... it just grieves me when people go out of their way to dishonor and deface people like this.  

[ChrissyRyan]

Mississippi school allegedly edited transgender salutatorian's face after deadnaming him online

https://www.advocate.com/politics/states/mississipi-school-transgender-salutatorian 🔗

I do not agree with the alleged and actual actions.  Unnecessary!  Wrong!  A mistake this was.