The surprising results in a high school election for prom king and queen has the tiny town of Ferndale, Washington, all shook up. This year's newly minted prom king turns out to be a girl, and a lesbian at that. Krystal Bennett, the school's only openly gay student, said she wanted the title and asked friends to vote for her. Her victory, however, has led to a change in school policy -- future prom kings must be boys and prom queens must be girls. Parents too are all in a dither about the gender-bending election, with one quoted as saying, "these types of things ultimately will lead to chaos." But prom queen Kara Johnson, whose boyfriend was runner-up for king, is decidedly less alarmed. "It's high school," she said. "Let it go."
King for a Day
The surprising results in a high school election for prom king and queen has the tiny town of Ferndale, Washington, all shook up. This year's newly minted prom king turns out to be a girl, and a lesbian at that. Krystal Bennett, the school's only openly gay student, said she wanted the title and asked friends to vote for her. Her victory, however, has led to a change in school policy -- future prom kings must be boys and prom queens must be girls. Parents too are all in a dither about the gender-bending election, with one quoted as saying, "these types of things ultimately will lead to chaos." But prom queen Kara Johnson, whose boyfriend was runner-up for king, is decidedly less alarmed. "It's high school," she said. "Let it go."
