(ChurchLeaders) More and more schools throughout the country are eliminating the roles of “king” and “queen” in favor of a gender-neutral homecoming court. This is just one of many cultural trends toward inclusivity in the U.S., trends that emphasize the need for church leaders to engage well with their congregants’ beliefs about sexuality and gender.
“I’m sure there are so many queer students here on campus, white students, Black students who have been able to look at this court and see themselves in it,” the University of Oklahoma’s (OU) Justin Norris told KOKH News, “and just really maybe think in the future, not just I can be on the homecoming court, but I can really do anything I set my mind to here at OU and people are going to support me for it.”