School says no to gay boy as prom queen

[Mrs Behavin]

RACINE, Wis. -- Washington Park High School administration has told an openly gay student that he can not go after the title of prom queen after classmates nominated him.

"If a guy can win Miss Legs and a girl can win Miss Physique, how is that different than me being nominated for prom queen?" said Uriel Gomez .
After Gomez's classmates chose him to be on the ballot for prom queen, he was told he could not go after the title. Gomez said he never planned for this and was prepared to give up once he was "shot down" by school administration. However, Gomez was encouraged by his peers who don’t believe the school's actions are fair.

"It was the student body that wanted him there. So who is the administration to say he can't be?" said Gomez’s date to the prom, Madeline Thompson.

With two weeks until prom, Gomez is in limbo and feels his reasons to be in the running are legitimate.

At this point, Gomez doesn't know if he's on the ballot. Regardless, he says he wants to have a fun and memorable night at this year's prom.

12 News attempted to talk with the Racine Unified School District to get more information, but they would not comment on the situation.

Racine's prom is May 17.

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[ssl]

Well, it is a nominated title, just like elections. If the school administration is in favor of electing people, they would be smart enough to not to create a ruckus about the situation and let it go. If he wins, he wins. If not, he does not win. What is the harm?

But, since of course, a boy cannot be a queen, why should he be allowed the title? Because he was nominated.

The school is trying to fix the results, and that is wrong.

 

[NuckingFuts]

Hey a queen is a queen right?

But really this is High school.

I say good for the school.

 

[Pudding Time]

Gay or not, he's a boy.. He needs to understand this..

 

[skyblue]

Gay or not, he's a boy.. He needs to understand this..

:homo:......excuse the pun:24:

 

[Dana]

Racine Unified?? Sound like a religious school... no wonder...

 

[TheOriginalJames]

Good job on the school.

 

[Sneakiecat]

Racine Unified?? Sound like a religious school... no wonder...

I think that's just the name of the school district. Some states (like Florida) base their school district on county lines and other states base it on populate and things like that. So it may be refering to a public school district.

 

[Ria]

Aww, it's a shame really, but they should suggest to their school, to have a gay prom and then vote the queen out of them in that.

 

[Keight]

isnt life supposed to be about accepting people for what they are or more of what they want to be, i wonder if it were different if the boy had a sex change?

People always have something to complain about.

 

[livvy7678]

:homo:......excuse the pun:24:

:24::24::24::24:

I actually got it!!!

 

[Pudding Time]

Aww, it's a shame really, but they should suggest to their school, to have a gay prom and then vote the queen out of them in that.

They can do that after the first straight pride parade..

 

[Pudding Time]

isnt life supposed to be about accepting people for what they are or more of what they want to be, i wonder if it were different if the boy had a sex change?

People always have something to complain about.

Prom queen is for females, had he had a sex change, he would then be a female and there would be no problem.

 

[groundpounder]

Prom Queen = High School female

Homosexual teen male = young gay man = queen

Young gay male ╪ Prom Queen

That's not really a non-acceptance thing.

 

[Pudding Time]

Homosexual teen male = young gay man = queen

No no no.. Just because he thinks he's a queen, doesn't mean we have to accept him as a queen.

 

[groundpounder]

queen = colloquialism for homo ╪ prom queen.

that's all I was sayin...

 

[Dana]

I think if an all man band can call themselves Queen and be highly respect, theres no reason this boy can't be prom queen.... :unsure::ninja:24:

 

[skyblue]

I think if an all man band can call themselves Queen and be highly respect, theres no reason this boy can't be prom queen.... :unsure::ninja:24:

but then wasn't freddie mercury himself gay

 

[skyblue]

ok......over there doesn't the king and queen have to do a slow dance at a prom?

 

[Pudding Time]

queen = colloquialism for homo ╪ prom queen.

that's all I was sayin...

Slang doesn't trump proper english.