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[William769]

Should women be allowed to be homecoming kings and men be allowed to be homecoming queens?

Yes 22% 22988 votes

No 78% 82418 votes


Total: 105406 votes


http://www.cnn.com/

[PDJane]

1. OK.

Can anyone tell me why this should be such a burning issue that they would have a poll on a major news station to ask?

[William769]

3. Read between the lines.

http://www.365gay.com/Newscon06/03/030706homecoming.htm

[Yollam]

2. I voted NO.

I don't have a problem with a transgender being homecoming queen or king, but a person who identifies as male is not a queen, and a person who identifies as female is not a king. Even if the person is gay.

This question is beyond silly and trivial, IMO.

[William769]

4. one persons silly and trivial

Is another persons life. But then again thats what is also known as blind prejudice

[Yollam]

8. No, it's not.

The very concept of a "prom king and queen" is silly and trivial, as is anything associated with such irrelevant, meaningless positions.

They should change the name of it to "most popular boy and girl" - since that's all it's really about, then add categories for most popular gay and trans girl and boys if need be.

But I really wouldn't care if they abolished the contests altogether - it's just a venue for the top jock and top cheerleader to be validated by the school YET AGAIN.

[Sammy Pepys]

5. I didn't worry about...

..who was homecoming whatever when I was in high school, and I'm not going to worry about it now.

[William769]

7. I'm sure alot of white people didn't worry about racism in the 50's either

[Sammy Pepys]

9. Sorry....

...but I think a crusade to make homecoming kings and queens unisex is a wasted effort.

[salin]

6. now there is a timely and newsworthy question

thanks, cnn.