Thursday, October 7, 2010

Dallas ISD blog: Transgender teen denied bid to become North Dallas High homecoming queen | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News

Dallas ISD blog: Transgender teen denied bid to become North Dallas High homecoming queen | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Latest News

Dallas ISD blog: Transgender teen denied bid to become North Dallas High homecoming queen

11:10 AM CDT on Thursday, October 7, 2010

By GLORIA SALINAS / The Dallas Morning News
gsalinas@dallasnews.com

Editor's note: This item originally appeared on dallasnews.com'sDallas ISD blog.

A transgender student at North Dallas High School wants to be homecoming queen, but her principal suggested the 18-year-old run for king instead.

The senior student, Andy Moreno, appeared on KDFW-TV (Channel 4) Wednesday night, what's sure to be one of many TV appearances to come.

"The only people that have a problem with it is the administration," she said, telling Channel 4 that her parents and peers support her. "I do feel like I'm being harassed, and I feel like I'm being discriminated against."

A DISD spokeswoman said there's no districtwide policy on gender