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...despite beginning to advertise the event on Tuesday, organizers have yet to hammer out key details such as when and where the pageant will take place, or who will pick the reigning campus queen...
...pageant, which will include swimwear, evening wear and talent competitions, is sponsored by IMPACT, a student group which raises funds for poor children in developing nations...
...will have a battle of the sexes to see who is better at being a woman,” said Hunter A. Maats ’04, an IMPACT member who is helping to plan the pageant...
...night of the pageant, the other contestants deliberately mocked me in their interview segments. “I just want to add that only 10 of the 11 contestants are actually male,” one said. During the group dance number, “Choco Latté” ripped off my wig and “Anita Man” punched me in the stomach. I tried to maintain composure by making my smile bigger and my dance moves faster. During the talent competition I threw my baton so high it hit the auditorium?...
Ironically, the pageant that alerted me to the difficulties of being openly gay eventually taught me how to stave off harassment. I won the crown through flamboyance, by accentuating every detail of my femininity. While my fellow contestants despised me, the audience erupted with laughter and gave me standing ovations after both the talent and swimsuit competitions. For every person who mocked me, it seemed like three others admired how comfortable I appeared with myself. At school, girls loved to hear me talk about the latest guy I met on the Internet. One of my female classmates told...