Drag queen becomes homecoming queen

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Gay man beats out two women for crown at George Mason University

FAIRFAX, Va. - George Mason University senior Ryan Allen dresses in drag and doesn’t mind being called a queen — homecoming queen, to be exact.

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But he considers the victory one of his happiest moments and proof that the suburban Washington, D.C., school famous for its run to the Final Four a few years back celebrates its diverse student body.

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Large portions of the crowd cheered as Allen, wearing a gold-sequined top, accepted the tiara and the Ms. Mason 2009 sash.

Selection draws little reaction
Allen’s selection does not appear to have caused much consternation among the school’s 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students. An online article in the student newspaper prompted only two comments, both positive.

Alyssa Cordova, an officer with the school’s College Republicans, said she didn’t pay much attention to Allen’s election and is surprised by the media attention it has received.

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University spokesman Dan Walsch said the school is “very comfortable” with Allen’s selection and the contest rules are not sex-specific.

link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29303880/?gt1=43001

[Skittles]

1. like that

yes INDEED :D

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2. that's precious!

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[ColbertWatcher]

3. ...

http://www.wikiality.com/Image:ReannBallslee2-14-2009.jpg?0

Pic, with links to video, MySpace page, Washington Post report (in "Summary" section).

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4. At last, the successor to The Incredibly Fabulous

Miss Richfield of 1981, the Twin Cities' favorite and funniest drag queen since the mid 1990s.

BTW, I grew up in Richfield in from 1968 on and lived there on and off til last year. Utterly working class white inner-ring burb in those days, before the enormous ethnic diversification of the last ten years. IOW, nothing could be more incongruous and hysterical than a drag queen being Miss Richfield 1981.

And s/he's still around! http://www.missrichfield.com/

Palin has NOTHIN' on Miss Richfield. :rofl:

[Triana]

5. Already posted earlier. This is way kewl, IMO. n/t