Marina High School in Huntington Beach, Calif., elected a transgender homecoming queen Friday.
Transgender teen, Cassidy Campbell, named homecoming queen in Huntington Beach. http://t.co/jjqGuoflHG

KTLA
@KTLA
Transgender teen, Cassidy Campbell, named homecoming queen in Huntington Beach. http://t.co/jjqGuoflHG

Cassidy Lynn Campbell, 16, says she couldn't be herself until this year when she began living her life as a female.
Transgender teen is crowned homecoming queen. We'll hear from @xocassidylynn at 11.

Kim Baldonado
@KimNBCLA
Transgender teen is crowned homecoming queen. We'll hear from @xocassidylynn at 11.

Campbell told KTLA, "I'm so proud to win this not just for me but for everyone out there and for every kid -- transgender, gay, straight, black, white, Mexican, Asian. It doesn't matter, you can be yourself."
YES CASSIDY LYNN WON

swaq queen
@mellyhoop
YES CASSIDY LYNN WON

THIS JUST IN: Marina High School transgender senior Cassidy Lynn Campbell selected as homecoming queen

ABC7 Eyewitness News
@ABC7
THIS JUST IN: Marina High School transgender senior Cassidy Lynn Campbell selected as homecoming queen

Transgender teen wins homecoming queen at OC high school, @KimNBCLA reports. http://t.co/t92ReN7tnB

NBC Los Angeles
@NBCLA
Transgender teen wins homecoming queen at OC high school, @KimNBCLA reports. http://t.co/t92ReN7tnB

