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TinyDancer
03-15-2006, 12:23 AM
Only in America: Hood College in Maryland has named a lesbian woman its Homecoming King for 2006. Jen Jones, 21, a senior, beat out seven men for the title and will share a dais at the Homecoming Dance with this year's female Queen. "It's cool that Hood allows people to be themselves," said Jones. Some students, though, say that naming a woman "King" is nonsensical, regardless of her sexual preference. "She is not a man," said senior Singleton Newman, 22. "It is a gender issue, and she is a woman."

I found an online source for the story as well, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/11/AR2006031101198.html


Any thoughts? I tend to agree with the men on this one, sexual preference isn't the issue, it's the gender. I'm all for gay rights, but being gay doesn't make you change sex.
Protosschick99
03-15-2006, 12:25 AM
Wow. Isn't that interesting?

I'll have to agree--Should be a dude, not a chick.

What's next? Some guy who's gay and feminine being the Home Coming Queen? Honestly that would be interesting, lolz :P
WeekendLazyness
03-15-2006, 12:27 AM
I agree with you, it's not sexual preference, its sex.

And before anyone says that you get a sex change only because of homosexuality, I'd like to clear up transgendered people usually get the operation for deeper reasons.
ScottieIWU
03-15-2006, 12:30 AM
Yah but man, did they kiss? Because that could be kinda hot.

But in all seriousness, I think it's not the worst thing in the world (but you know it's going to be blown up into something huge) but I do agree it would be about sex, not sexuality.
WeekendLazyness
03-15-2006, 12:31 AM
Yah but man, did they kiss? Because that could be kinda hot.Even if she was butch?
ScottieIWU
03-15-2006, 12:56 AM
Even if she was butch?Man let's get past stereotypes, not all lesbians are butch, even if they do identify more closely with men.
wa123
03-15-2006, 1:21 AM
Agreed! is all about sex
KexMex
03-15-2006, 2:03 AM
Yes! EVERYTHING is about sex! Even presidential elections are about sex!!! Muahahahaha!

*Runs off and preaches about how everything is about sex*

But seriously, that was wrong. She's a woman.
Uuugggg
03-15-2006, 2:35 AM
Okay, so let's say there's two homecoming Queens. Boom, gender issue fixed. Nothing wrong then =x
LinkTheGameFreak
03-15-2006, 5:41 AM
Wow. Isn't that interesting?

I'll have to agree--Should be a dude, not a chick.

What's next? Some guy who's gay and feminine being the Home Coming Queen? Honestly that would be interesting, lolz :P
Any thoughts? I tend to agree with the men on this one, sexual preference isn't the issue, it's the gender. I'm all for gay rights, but being gay doesn't make you change sex.

...then why do they call men who dress in women's clothing drag queens? ;)
Kazansky
03-15-2006, 6:26 AM
The Chechnyans will not look well on this.
kongurous
03-15-2006, 8:37 AM
The Chechnyans will not look well on this.

They don't look well on anything...
Veeger
03-15-2006, 9:48 AM
...then why do they call men who dress in women's clothing drag queens?

Because we, as caucasian males, do not get much say in what we are called, or do. It's called Affirmative Action. :-P