Transgender homecoming prince brushes off Westboro Baptist Church picket

[Siwsan]

Here's the update on why Westboro is planning on picketing my high school Alma Mater, today. My brother works at the school system and said they are expecting them at about 10. What they are 'protesting' is something that happened 2 years ago!!! And, it looks like it's going to rain.

Transgender homecoming prince brushes off Westboro Baptist Church picket

GRAND BLANC (WJRT) (10/3/2018) - "You can’t let people define the way you’re going to think about yourself," Grand Blanc High School Senior Kourt Frame said. "You’re yourself. You have to be rooted in what you believe; and you know, just live your truth."

Kourt Frame didn't always believe those words. He's long known he was transgender, but didn't initially feel comfortable coming out.

"So I just feel like personally I just want to make it not like that," he said. "I want to make things so that people aren’t afraid to come out. So it’s not something, you know, that doesn’t have such a big stigma behind it."

In October 2016, Frame changed the game, helping to diminish the stigma. His classmates nominated him to the homecoming court. Frame won the title of 'Prince'.

"The entire community, Genesee County and Wayne County, too, have been incredibly supportive," Frame added.

And that support hasn't stopped.

https://www.abc12.com/content/news/Transgender-homecoming-prince-brushes-off-Westboro-Baptist-Church-picket-495088471.html

[RKP5637]

1. K&R!!! n/t

[Siwsan]

3. I'll update if anything happens

The district decided against putting up a school bus barricade. Local merchants are putting 'No Trespassing' signs in their parking lots.

[ck4829]

2. Stay awesome

[riversedge]

4. "You're from Kansas, but you're coming 900 miles to come see me? For something that happened two yea

Smart kid.


..................Frame said the announcement prompted kind words from friends and even strangers on social media.

"Just the recent event really kind of blind sided us a little bit because everything has been so positive, but this is really just not a big deal," Mom Sherri Frame said.

"You're from Kansas, but you’re coming 900 miles to come see me? For something that happened two years ago? Grow up!" Frame added.

The Frames don't mention the name of the organization on purpose.

"If they do actually show up, I wanna go see what’s going on to support people that are going to be counter protesting," Frame explained. "I don’t know how much I’ll get into that, simply because I don’t want to give them that platform, don’t want to give them the resistance that they’re looking for."

[Siwsan]

5. Funny thing is, Grand Blanc is in a very conservative, deep 'red' district.

Upper middle class, 82% white. I can't remember the last time a Democrat was elected to state office, from that district. None the less, the support for this student has been overwhelming.

[riversedge]

6. Things are changing slowly. slowly but I want to believe for the good.

[Siwsan]

7. I hope so

I spent yesterday alternating between being curled up in a fetal position, and doing jig saw puzzles. If I concentrate on the puzzle, I can't think about anything else. Today I actually made it out the front door because I needed bird seed and cat food. And, so far, I'm remaining vertical.