Gay Male Voted Prom Queen at Los Angeles High school

[Kodiak]

LOS ANGELES — An openly gay teen was voted prom queen at Los Angeles' Fairfax High School in a campaign that began as a stunt but ended up spurring discussion on the campus about gender roles and teen popularity.

Sergio Garcia, 18, was crowned queen Saturday night at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.

"I feel invincible," Garcia said in his tiara and charcoal-gray tuxedo.

A few days earlier, he gave a speech that won over some cynics and led to an ovation and his unlikely victory.

"At one time, prom may have been a big popularity contest where the best-looking guy or girl were crowned king and queen. Things have changed and it's no longer just about who has the most friends or who wears the coolest clothes," Garcia told a gymnasium full of seniors. "I'm not your typical prom queen candidate. There's more to me than meets the eye."

Garcia assured the crowd he wouldn't wear a dress on prom night.

"I will be wearing a suit," he said. "But don't be fooled, deep down I am a queen."

The school, which sits at the end of the rows of chic shops on Melrose Avenue and was once attended by members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, has long been a haven for students who would be considered outcasts at many schools.

Garcia said he saw fliers advertising the prom and the election, and they didn't specify that the queen must be a girl. He thought the role would suit him better than prom king.

"I don't wish to be a girl," he told the Los Angeles Times. said. "I just wish to be myself."

Senior class president Vanessa Lo said she and many other students were initially against the idea but were won over by Garcia's speech and became convinced he wasn't just an attention-seeking clown.

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[Kodiak]

Wait I forgot a photo.....and oh yes it speaks a thousand words.



And a video....it gets better.....

[RoyJackson]

That is a pretty sorry situation...

[Kodiak]

That is a pretty sorry situation...

Indeed.

Im guessing it wasnt a Catholic school....

[dman]

I think I'm pretty open minded and I try to be haveing kids and all. I like being more than just dad and we do things together when they are home.

This prom queen thing, it creeps me out. I guess I ain't as open minded as I thought. I don't beleive something like this should be accepted behavior.
I am getting old and I feel it ....!

Keep the prom queen a queen.please...!

[Paradigm]

...but I'm sure he looked stunning!

Senior class president Vanessa Lo said she and many other students were initially against the idea but were won over by Garcia's speech and became convinced he wasn't just an attention-seeking clown.

Wow. I'm worried about the argumentation/debate skills of our youth if a single speech turns an entire school around...



Hey, if anyone should feel sorry for anyone, it should be for the prom king. I mean, I wonder how the traditional first dance went? Or the pics?

[JoeWilliams]

Whatever floats their boat, I reckon. It's their prom.

[Curmudgeon]

<snip> ...Keep the prom queen a queen.please...

But, but... you don't understand! The prom queen is a QUEEN!

[Kodiak]

Whatever floats their boat, I reckon. It's their prom.

True but im sure their parents paid for their clothing, limos etc....but then again it is California.

[Karma8541]

True but im sure their parents paid for their clothing, limos etc....but then again it is California.

That's all you need to say is CALI lololo...

Semper Fi,