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Lesbian Teens Named School’s Best Couple
Votes cast in the senior superlative contest at a South Bronx high school were cast in favor of acceptance this month. The title for best couple at the Mott Haven Village Preparatory High School has gone to a set of lesbian teen.
Victoria Cruz and Deoine Scott have been together for two and a half years and both graduated from high school on Friday.
Members of their school’s aspiring journalists program, they were convinced by a friend in the group to run for best couple, and they told The Advocate a screw up in the ballot printing that asked for “boy” and “girl” almost screwed up their chances. But when someone told the other students they could scratch out boy, they did it with no problem, putting Vikky and Deoine’s names on the sheet before handing it in.
Their victory, they say, is one for gay kids who will come after them because they’ve opened a door.
“I think now, for other gay people who might go to my school, they will have a chance at getting in the yearbook, since we were the first,” Deoine told The Advocate.
It’s still big (and good) news in America, even bigger for two girls in an American high school, one who still has to hide their relationship from certain members of her own family.
So what’s next? College for both of them. . . and an engagement. But first the New York Senate has to take a mind opening page out of one of the state’s high schools.
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[...] this is great news, acceptance is slow, but steady. Congrats to these girls, and their classmates for not succumbing [...]
Teen Lesbians Voted “Best Couple” « The Coyote Chronicles commented on Dec 22 09 at 10:24 am[...] to my colleague CanuckJacq to pointing out this cute story: Lesbian Teens Named School’s Best Couple Votes cast in the senior superlative contest at a South Bronx high school were cast in favor of [...]
A Suppa Earl Gae | gaelick commented on Dec 27 09 at 7:06 amKikiriki commented on Dec 22 09 at 9:05 amThat is totally and completely awesome!
Barb commented on Dec 22 09 at 9:07 amIt’s definitely opening a door–hooray!
Manjari commented on Dec 22 09 at 10:02 amLove this!
dave in toronto commented on Dec 22 09 at 11:38 amFantastic! Congratulations to them and to the students that voted for them
Voice of Reason commented on Dec 22 09 at 4:51 pmWhat a great story! Lovely.
sweet Ana commented on Mar 16 10 at 2:57 pmIt is great to find such interesting writing. I agree with most of what is written here. great article :p
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