Ontario high school selects ‘transgender’ man as prom queen
TRENTON, Ontario, July 5, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - At their graduation prom on June 22, attendees at Trenton High School voted an 18-year-old man who now lives as a woman to be this year’s prom queen . Connor Ferguson, who said he was “really surprised” at being made prom queen, told the Trentonian , “I’ve lived as I am for four years now, so I believe the ‘shock value’ is gone and most people just accept me for me.” He had high praise for his school which he said is very tolerant of homosexual and transgendered students, attributing this to the anti-bullying campaign the school holds annually. “It took some time for quite a few people, but the school and staff definitely helped with that, and my group of friends was endlessly supportive. I think people accept you a lot more when you stick up for yourself and have enough confidence to be yourself,” Ferguson said. Asked what he would advise people who he described as “trans-phobic,” Connor said, “I would want to tell them