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Openly gay HS senior bullied after homecoming king nomination
EL CAMPO, Texas (KTRK) -- An El Campo High School senior who was nominated for homecoming king says he was bullied for being gay.
Justin Boone said when he first learned about the nomination, he and his entire family were excited.
"It was really exciting. I was a little nervous," Boone said.
"We were so excited and my whole family, we were just thrilled," said Erica Matula, Justin's mother.
After the nomination, Justin received a screen shot of a group text. It showed a message that was sent by a classmate calling him a homophobic slur, and said, "if he wins I'm moving."
Read more: https://abc13.com/society/gay-homecoming-king-nominee-claims-he-was-bullied/5606745/
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