George Mason University crowns male homecoming queen

Via Washington Post, the story of Ryan Allen aka Reann Ballslee, the first drag queen to be named homecoming queen at GMU.
I think it’s a pretty awesome twist on an otherwise stereotypical and somewhat sexist contest. While it seems from the press around his election that many people see this as more humorous than anything else, acceptance of different gender expressions (like drag) are small steps towards broader acceptance.