Transgender high school cheerleader named homecoming queen

Last week we profiled transgender high school cheerleader Landon Patterson of Oak Park High School in the Kansas City area. On Saturday, she was given the great honor of being selected as her school's homecoming queen.

Oh hey pic.twitter.com/TzQtV50jWp

— Landon Patterson (@LandonHavok) September 14, 2015

Words can not express how proud I am @LandonHavok! The goosebumps and warm fuzzies have yet to go away! #opslay pic.twitter.com/8sc2yP8Ith

— Coach Mayabb (@OPcheer) September 14, 2015

She was also thrilled when contacted by Buzzfeed:

IM HYPERVENTILATING https://t.co/lGhFh9ntR8

— Landon Patterson (@LandonHavok) September 14, 2015

Congratulations to Landon and her classmates for such an uplifting story.