Evan Bialosuknia "Made history," as she wrote on Instagram when she became her school's first transgender homecoming queen.
The 17-year-old said she didn't know what to expect when she decided to run for homecoming queen at her school, Olympia High School, in Orlando, Florida.
Students not only supported her but elected her to the homecoming court and then crowned her queen last week.
Bialosuknia shared a series of photos on Instagram of her wearing her homecoming court sash and posing with the homecoming king.
An increasing number of schools and LGBTQ students across the country are challenging the traditions of homecoming and prom courts.
In 2017, Stiles Zuschlag, a trans teen, was elected homecoming king by his Maine high school.
In 2019, Brandon Allen, a gay student, was elected homecoming royalty at his Tennessee high school, which used gender-neutral titles for homecoming court.
In April, another lesbian couple in a conservative county in Ohio was elected the first queen prom king and queen at their high school.
For Bialosuknia, being crowned homecoming queen ultimately made her feel better about the future.
