Missouri Teen Named First-Ever Transgender Homecoming Queen at Her High School
A Missouri teen made history this weekend as a Kansas City high school's first-ever transgender homecoming queen.
"To have my students and friends vote for me just really makes me feel welcomed and loved for who I am," Landon Patterson, a senior at Oak Park High School, told Fox 4KC
Patterson, who transitioned into a woman this year, told the station that although she was born a boy, she has identified as a girl for as long as she could remember. She said she has dreamed of walking in the homecoming court since her freshman year.
On Saturday, her dream came true.
The journey to homecoming queen was a surprising one for Patterson. Last month, her classmates surprised her with the news that she had been nominated for the title,
Now, Patterson is living out who she truly is and on Saturday gave a piece of advice to those like her.
"Be you!" she said, according to the station. "Life is too short, you just have to embrace who you are."
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