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Denair High Welcomes First Openly Transgender Cheerleader

At every Coyotes football game stands a group of young people dressed in purple and white, supporting their school’s sport team. One of them is Anry Fuentes and her story is a little different than the rest.

Anry first came out as gay in her freshman year but she realised that she felt more “like a girl who liked boys.”

She used to sit on the sidelines and admire her friends but now she’s up there herself displaying her own cheerleading uniform.

“I chose to wear the skirt for myself” she says.

The clothes she chooses to wear is a significant part of her presenting her gender. She hasn’t gone for surgery and is not taking any hormones. It’s important to remember that trans people don’t have to medically transition to be validated.

Her change from a male uniform to a female uniform was easily done, bar from the issue of pricing. Luckily for Anry at Denair High all students are given equal opportunities.  And support has come in from all over, from the superintendant to the fellow girls on the team.

“I’ve never felt pushed away or that they don’t want me. They’re making an effort and being really supportive.”

Anry is an all round excellent student including a Stanislaus County Seal of Multilingual Proficiency. “My life is given to me once and I’m going to make the most of it.”

Society is progressing and advocating to create more safe spaces.  Laverne Cox and Janet Mock, a couple of the iconic names, have been a voice for so many out there. The past couple of years have had some revolutionary moments for the trans community. And this one is right there on the list.

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