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TexasTowelie

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Tue Oct 24, 2017, 10:32 AM Oct 2017

Gay Homecoming King In Texas Trolls His Bullies By Wearing Their Hateful T-Shirt



A gay student elected homecoming king at Brazoswood High School in Clute had the perfect response for his bullies.

After Joel Mireles captured the crown in a popular vote, homophobic classmates reportedly protested his win by creating T-shirts with the hashtag “#NotMyKing.”

Mireles responded by purchasing one of the T-shirts and wearing it to school—along with his crown.

“I just thought, if I bought one, it would be a statement saying, ‘This isn’t affecting me and you guys aren’t hurting me,'” Mireles told WTSP-TV.

Read more: http://www.outsmartmagazine.com/2017/10/gay-homecoming-king-in-texas-trolls-his-bullies-by-wearing-their-hateful-t-shirt/
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Gay Homecoming King In Texas Trolls His Bullies By Wearing Their Hateful T-Shirt (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2017 OP
Be proud homecoming king! lunasun Oct 2017 #1
K&R !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! n/t RKP5637 Oct 2017 #2
Good for You! (n/t) BillyBobBrilliant Oct 2017 #3
Bow down bitches...! Chicago1980 Oct 2017 #4
Wow! TomSlick Oct 2017 #5
Dealing with bullies Level: Expert n/t AwakeAtLast Oct 2017 #6
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