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Hernandez and Mijares speak out to WOAI; Statewide media responds to historic vote

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A.D. Ibarra

 

-CC Winn HS

 

 

When The Eagle Pass News Gram hit the stands on Sunday it was with a cover tinged with history. Not only was it the issue which highlighted a new era in law enforcement with the coming of Albert Guajardo, Eagle Pass' new Chief of police who clearly stated that, as he had mentioned to his superiors and those who were present during his interview, that he would hold true to his quote that he promises to continue, "With many changes" as he embarks in what The Honorable Ramsey English-Cantú, Mayor of the City of Eagle Pass says will be a "New venture in his life." Then there was the historic final sale at Ancira Ford Mercury which moves on to another chapter, a new chapter which shows everyone who visits our fair city that we are on our way up in the way of seeking out modern ventures of economic and technological advancements with their newest Ancira Ford-Chrysler-Jeep Dodge-Ram in Eagle Pass. Our cover was rounded off by yet another first, an event which culminated in the first ever dual Queenship of what many in this area are calling a visionary endeavor and one which this reporter does not know if it has ever happened in this country, the crowning of a same-sex couple in this day and age of animosity and even hatred and bullying toward openly gay, bisexual or trans-gendered individuals in our society when Eileen Hernandez and Jennifer Mijares 'Rounded out the Royal Court' on Friday Night at Foster-Veteran's Memorial Stadium.

WOAI's Emily Baucum and Marco Smith were both in town to be the first of what are sure to be many media requests to fall upon CC Winn High School. Baucum was here to interview the two girls and their sponsors, Sonia Delgado and Azalea Perez for the 6:00 news on WOAI-TV in San Antonio. "This is only the beginning of my journey of fighting for equality," stated Hernandez eloquently as Baucum fired question after question at the new celebrities, "I want to applaud Jennifer for backing me up in this, because there are many people who want to think that she is gay, but that's not true, she wanted to make a difference like me. Baucum asked,"Do you think anything else is going to top this your senior year?" to which Hernandez said, "I don't think so, this was pretty awesome. When they made the announcement we were just so happy that we actually won. We had these big smiles on our faces and we were so happy." "Do you think the guys were upset that there was no king this year?" added Baucum. "Actually the football players came up to us to congratulate us so there was a lot of support from the student body because they were the ones who made this decision and we thank them." "We would like for you to include all of us (The Royal Court) because we all worked extremely hard to accomplish this," Their sponsors wanted to thank Mr. Jesus Diaz-Wever for his support in the creation of the club itself whose constitution states that it is for students of CC Winn High School who are gay, straight, or are concerned with the climate of CC Winn High School and are interested in forming an alliance to end bullying and in promoting equal treatment of all students regardless of their personal preferences, sexual orientation or gender identity.

 

 

 

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