Transgender Teen Named Prom Queen
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It's OK to be who you are and to do what you want to do. That's the message Andrew Viveros hopes people take away from his fellow students crowning him prom queen.
The South Florida teen, who has gone by Andii for two years, is the first transgender person at a U.S. public school to win the title, NBC News reports.
According to the network, Viveros struggled to get his name on the McFatter High School ballot, as some students at the Davie, Fla. technical school petitioned for his name to be removed from consideration. But the president of the McFatter Gay-Straight Alliance beat out 14 girls for the title.
"I was in shock," Viveros tells NBC News. "I was just smiling."
Viveros received the most votes over 14 girls to secure the sash at the Davie, Fla., technical school, the network reports, adding that Juan Macias, who was named prom king, is also in the Gay-Straight Alliance.
Viveros has the support of his parents, according to NBC News.
"He's my child and I'm going to love him no matter what," his mom, Bernadette Viveros, tells the network.
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 9)
6-01-2011 @ 2:21PM
Real man said...And if he goes to prison he will find others to love him aside from mommy.
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6-01-2011 @ 3:19PM
McKenzie said...Are you trying to imply that being transgendered is a crime, or that transgendered people are inclined to commit crimes?
Either way, you sound foolish and ignorant.
6-01-2011 @ 6:54PM
luis said...thats one screwed up school. the stiudents should all be ashamed.
6-01-2011 @ 8:03PM
dick said...You have got to be kidding me... If you do not understand an issue and feel that belittling another human being because it, then you need to sneak serious therapy.... Try educating yourself on what and why transponder people have to endure, both mentally and physically... I do not know any transponder people that I know about but would be provided if I did
6-04-2011 @ 12:25AM
Icebull said...Damn shame when men start winning female contests. So who was prom king a female. Absurd state of affairs
6-04-2011 @ 11:23AM
madsgirlxx said...kaida- you are a moron.
6-01-2011 @ 2:53PM
kathy said...Good for you Andii...I'm really happy for you....Congrats...
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6-01-2011 @ 2:42PM
Kaida said...Refreshing to see this level of acceptance. I wish I had thought it existed when I was a teen.
For future reference, it is socially improper to refer to a transperson by anything but their presented gender. Therefor, to correct the article, you should refer to Andii as "she."
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6-01-2011 @ 7:37PM
wally37 said...Kaida you must be one of those "it " people
6-01-2011 @ 5:53PM
Paul said...Your comment is a load of politically correct crap. If "she" has a penis HE is a male.
6-01-2011 @ 7:02PM
Eidolonblue7 said...Gender is NOT something between your legs, it's between your ears.
6-01-2011 @ 8:20PM
Rick Eaton said...Give me a friggin break. So sick of you weirdos that don`t know what sex you even are==Penis==male==Vagina==female. To make it worse, then you demand political correctness. It`s not transgender, it is `her` I have your correctness for you, how about``CIRCUS FREAK` or `queerbait`, want 1 more--`poor confused weirdo that needs psychological help now`
6-02-2011 @ 3:37PM
kaida.elisabeth said...I'm an It Person, that's right. I'm It, I'm Da Bomb, I'm Hip. I'm so cool I can be used to reduce swelling.
Have a nice life, babycakes.
6-04-2011 @ 3:04AM
Laura said...Kaida, thank you for pointing that out. I was wondering why Andii's "supportive" parents kept calling her a "he" and "him". If someone identifies as a female, then they should be refered as one.
6-04-2011 @ 9:59AM
Amber said...You are sincerely confused. Now me, I have no problem with gay people. I have friends that are gay. What bothers me about this community is when you have people that want to get married within the eyes of God, and when you have people like yourself that want to be referred to as a woman when you are a man or vice versa. Socially improper? Really? You are who you are. A person that was born a man will never know what it's truly like to be a woman, no matter how much makeup you splatter on you, and no matter how many surgeries you have. And you continue to call yourselves the opposite gender and you forget what makes a man a man, and a woman a woman. A transgender man will never know what it's like to have your first period, or to have from a young age watched your breasts develop, or to be able to carry a baby and birth another man's child. You will never know what it's like to have stomach cramps during your period or to go through menopause. It's truly insulting to be a woman like myself, and have these transgender men call themselves a female! I think it's ridiculous how some individuals support this kind of behavior from a social perspective. But if I truly think that if a woman really thought about what a transgender man was saying from a biological perspective, and thought about everything that they have to go through as a woman, and there was some man who was transgender that called themselves a woman, they would be insulted too.
6-04-2011 @ 5:33PM
greg said...The problem with its is you think your special,it is not special to be gay. It is one of our greatest tragidies as a nation when us normal people are expected to cater to your every whim. We have laws to protect you freaks and abortion is legal. WTF? I feel sorry for you I really do and I wish you the best. Just dont expect normal people not to look at you funny or say mean things that might hurt your feelings. Use that set of balls God gave you and be a man not a panty waste.
6-05-2011 @ 12:40AM
kaida.elisabeth said...I never said I was transgender. I never said I was gay. I never said I wasn't either of these things either. Look at you, assuming you know me and my situation.
Good thing I'm as cool as I am. Or else your presumptions might offend me.
Go, Andii!
6-01-2011 @ 2:49PM
Stewie7 said..."It's okay to be who you are." ... Andrew, dear... who you are is a man. Surgery doesn't change that.
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6-01-2011 @ 2:53PM
wally37 said...OH please , don't we have real girls in this country anymore , soon we're going to have Chaz Bono for the most handsome man alive LOL
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6-01-2011 @ 3:02PM
Kerry said...If she was voted Prom Queen people should stop referring to HER by the biological sex pronoun of HIM. It's rude to use that pronoun if she identifies as an MTF transgender.
Good for her :)
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