Racine Boy Wants To Be Prom Queen
By Erik Bilstad
Story Created: May 1, 2008
Story Updated: May 1, 2008
School administrators in Racine are keeping a student's name off the prom queen ballot.
Uriel Gomez is a gay student at Racine Park High School and this week his fellow students nominated him to a list of seniors who might get on the prom court...the girls' list.
It's early in the process, and eventually, students will elect a court for the prom in two weeks. Once that's chosen, they will select a king and queen from that list.
Gomez tells the Racine Journal-Times he doesn't understand why they won't let him be on the ballot, since he was voted onto the list legitimately.
This wouldn't be the first time something like this would happen at the school.
Former Park High and current Wisconsin Badgers running back John Clay dressed in women's clothing and won the Miss Legs contest, a homecoming tradition.
Gomez questions how this is any different.