Orlando school elects its first transgender homecoming queen.
The 17-year-old said she didn't know what to expect when she decided to run for homecoming queen at her school, Olympia High School, in Orlando, Florida.Students not only supported her, but elected her to homecoming court and then crowned her queen last week.
“It made me feel like I actually belonged,” Bialosuknia said. “Not just like a joke. Cause that was one of my fears. I was in bed one night like, ‘What if they were just doing this to laugh at me?’” She received her crown on the school's football field alongside the homecoming king, whom she said was also supportive and made her feel"like any other girl."“Looking back, it doesn’t even feel like that’s me,” Bialosuknia told WESH2. “I played football for like six to eight years, and I remember during practices I would stare at the cheerleaders because I wanted to be with them.”on Instagram of her wearing her homecoming court sash and posing with the homecoming king.
An increasing number of schools and LGBTQ students across the country are challenging the traditions of homecoming and prom courts.
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