Former Miss Kentucky Djuan Trent comes out in blog post

Djuan Trent, Miss Kentucky 2010, has come out on her blog as queer in response to last month's court ruling that Kentucky's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

“I am queer,” wrote Djuan Trent on in a recent post on her blog, Life in 27. She then reported hearing many antigay comments in the wake of the federal judge’s ruling. “What has prompted my writing today has been my questioning people’s constant assumption that a) I am hetero and b) I concur with their views,” she said.

It’s obvious to people who meet her that she’s black and a woman, she commented, “but sometimes, I forget to put the ‘QUEER’ stamp on my forehead on my way out the door in the mornings. So, on the mornings that I forget my stamp, I have realized that there is really no way for people to know that I disagree with their views or, even more so, to know that they are talking about me, unless I actually open my mouth and say it.”

In the end of the blog post, she expresses her gratitude for finally finding the courage to come out.

Thank you for giving me the courage to change my "they" to "we", "them" to "us", and "their" to "our." You have given me the courage to speak up and speak out when I forget my "QUEER" stamp in the mornings. And I can only hope, that I might inspire someone else in that same way.

(via SheWired)