This High School Rules: Transgender Teen Wins Homecoming Queen Andri Antoniades - TakePart
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Transgender Student In Huntington Beach School Named Homecoming Queen - Cassidy Lynn Campbell (NewsKing11)

Homecoming at Marina High School in Southern California last week proved to be a life-changing moment for 16-year-old Cassidy Lynn Campbell and a historic one for her school.

Campbell, who is a transgender teen, ran for homecoming queen and won—making her the first transgender student in the history of the school to hold that title, and one of the very few trans students in the nation who've done the same.

KTLA reports Campbell, who's been living outwardly as a girl for the past three years, won over five other contestants. In her interview with the news station, the teenager said, "I realized [winning] wasn't for me anymore, and I was doing this for so many people all around the county and the state and possibly the world, and I am so proud to win this not just for me, but everyone out there."

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