Transgender homecoming queen responds to backlash: 'It made me feel like a woman'

Transgender homecoming queen responds to backlash: 'It made me feel like a woman'



A Missouri teen boy who believes he is a girl responded to backlash after he was crowned homecoming queen, stating that while he still had a voice in his head that others see him as a man, the award made him "feel like a woman."

Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Missouri, recently named a male student homecoming queen after he beat four female competitors on his way to the crown.

Tristan Young, the 17-year-old male recipient, said backlash has been rampant but so have words of praise.

“As much as my life isn’t normal right now, I’m trying to keep it normal,” Young said. “Navigating through the darkness of hate, like, you just get a sea of love contrasting it.”

The boy claimed he has known that he wanted to be a woman since he was in seventh grade, as reported by local outlets KSHB and KOAM, which yielded to the boy's gender confusion and preferred pronouns.

However, Young expressed that he has worried about still being seen as his biological self, feelings that were at least partially quelled when he received news of his nomination.

“I had a voice in my head, like, people still see you as a man, and obviously that doesn’t feel good. So when I was called into the library and told I was up for queen, it made me feel like a woman,” Young said.

Outlet KSHB noted that Young has aspirations of being a writer and for people to "care about what she has to say."

“There is a way you can be happy in being trans, because there is a lot of hate the world, but there is also so much good,” Young continued. “As time progresses, I’m hoping that we become a more supportive environment everywhere.”

Our queen. Happy HoCo!
— Oak Park High School (@Oak Park High School) 1694827634

Young is the second boy crowned as homecoming queen in the high school's history.

The school's new tradition dates back to 2015, when Oak Park crowned Landon Patterson with the typically female title.

“I was up there with all the other girls, so I felt like a normal girl. They think I represent Oak Park, and that meant the world to me,” Patterson said.

'I feel like a princess!': Transgender teen Landon Patterson crowned homecoming queen at Missouri high school
— Affinity Magazine (@Affinity Magazine) 1445641439

“He’s a cute boy, but a beautiful girl,” his mother, Debbie Hall, claimed. “All along, since Landon was little, [we] knew Landon was different,” Hall added. "I just assumed, like everybody else, that he was gay."

Patterson reportedly transitioned into being a girl the same year he won the award.

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Missouri school crowns male homecoming queen — the second time school has awarded it to a transgender student



A high school is in Missouri has given the award of homecoming queen to a male student who dresses as a female. This is the second time the school has given the award to a boy.

Oak Park High School in Kansas City, Missouri, recently named a male student homecoming queen after he beat four female competitors on his way to crown.

“Thank you so much oak park. i am so overwhelmed with love and gratitude, and it is all your doing. I am forever thankful that you have chosen me to be your homecoming queen,” Tristan Young wrote on Instagram, according to Outkick.

“I have had a very difficult high school journey, but having the support of my friends, family and oak park has helped tremendously, I truly don’t know where I would be without it," the student added.

Young's Instagram profile only lists the text "conquering femininity" in the biography section.

"Congratulations to Oak Park Homecoming Queen Tristan Young!" wrote North Kansas City Schools on their page:



Strangely enough, Young is not the school's first male homecoming queen. The now long-standing tradition dates back to 2015 when Oak Park crowned Landon Patterson with the prestigious title.

“I was up there with all the other girls, so I felt like a normal girl. They think I represent Oak Park, and that meant the world to me,” Patterson said.

“He’s a cute boy, but a beautiful girl,” his mother, Debbie Hall, claimed. “All along, since Landon was little, [we] knew Landon was different,” Hall added. "I just assumed, like everybody else, that he was gay."

Patterson transitioned that same year en route to being crowned with the traditionally female title.

Our queen. Happy HoCo!
— Oak Park High School (@Oak Park High School) 1694827634

At the time, Patterson also said he wanted to be a hair and makeup artist and wanted to help other transgender youth.

Patterson now goes by the moniker "Lana Luxx," describing himself as the "Japanese Barbie" of Kansas City, as well as a "showgirl" while using the pronouns "she/her."

Patterson routinely posts photos of himself in lingerie and bikinis.


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Mom sparks outrage after touting 'Vegan Baby' diet for her infant



A 25-year-old British mom is facing heavy criticism after proclaiming on social media that her 7-month-old baby subsists on an entirely vegan diet.

What are the details?

Tasj Rose, who lives in Newcastle upon Tyne, told the New York Post that a recent video in which she said that she was raising her infant to be vegan sparked a heavy discussion about parenting and the health of developing babies.

In the original video, Rose appeared with her daughter, Oak, and announced that she'd be subjecting her daughter to a vegan diet.

One user railed, "[Babies] need meat in their diets. This has absolutely nothing to do with what's best [for your baby] — it's you being selfish."

Another added that Child Protective Services ought to be called in to take custody of the child.

"If that baby ever develops any health issues because of that, you're guilty of child abuse — you're incriminating yourself," another user wrote, according to the Sun.

Rose told the outlet that she won't let critics get her down and that she's sticking by her convictions.

“I love animals and don’t agree with using them for our own means,” Rose insisted, adding that her 7-month-old daughter gets all the nutrition she needs from breastmilk, fruits, vegetables, beans, and seeds. “I believe cow’s milk is for baby cows, and human milk is for baby humans.”

“I am able to consent to who drinks or takes my milk from me, animals are not,” she added.

Rose said that those criticizing her are merely uneducated and have "ill-formed opinions without evidence or research to back them up."

The Post pointed out, however, that while some studies state that comprehensive and well-balanced vegetarian and vegan diets can be appropriate for all ages — including infants and toddlers — others note that such eating restrictions can negatively impact growth, bone health, and more.

In 2019, a Florida couple were charged in their 18-month-old son's death after he passed away due to malnutrition. The child reportedly only consumed bananas, avocados, and other raw fruits and vegetables to sustain him. At the time of his death, the child weighed as much as a child less than half his age.

@tasjrose

Look at her little wave tho 😭 #OakFaolán #BabyOak #Oak #babiesoftiktok #yesiam #veganbaby