Just be yourself. Keep being strong and amazing and ignore the trolls and appreciate your friends, family, and school. They know you and love you. There is a whole world of nasty unloved people that are jealous of your success. At 16, you have impacted the world more than they can ever dream. You can rise above this…

SHE. For fucks sake, SHE.

Bigots are loud but, they are not the majority. Having a bad day does not negate being a role model. Please know that there are a lot of people who are thrilled for you and admire your courage and look forward to seeing what you will do in the future.

I didn't say the struggles of black people = the struggles of gay/trans people.

I have nothing but admiration for her. And I hope she ignores the yahoo comments and comes over her to Jezebel and sees that she has some support. It takes, ironically, balls to do what she did. She probably expected defeat and more humiliation but instead got love and support and acceppatance (for the most part) from…

I hope she understands the hurtful comments say more about the people saying them than they do about her. It really isn't about her at all, but about their own ability to be uncomfortable in their own skins that they project on her.

Poor heart. It really just broke my heart to see her crying like that. I just... people are the worst.

Does it matter? She identifies as a woman. End of story.

Two men and no women, that's discriminatory too.

This is awesome!! However, I still long for the days when stories such as this one will not be headline worthy and will be considered common occurrences.

The weather is very strange in here.

I feel for the girl. But if I could talk to her, I'd tell her not to let the outpouring of hatred swallow the accomplishment. I'd encourage her to look back at the things people said about people, big and small, who were the first to challenge stereotypes. From an interracial couple that got married in the 1950s to…

Poor kid. She's too young to be able to let it roll off her back... heck, it's hard enough when we're older.

A comment on the LATimes web article thanks Obama in the most charming and intellectual manner ever for all the hope and change.

Poor girl, she doesn't deserve that. She's a girl, always has been, and was voted homecoming queen by her peers. People who can't handle that ought to get a grip.

Excellent!

Psychology is a science. I realize that's a handy little catchphrase to cloak your hateful bullshit in but there are some major flaws in that logic.

Man, get the hell out of here with this transphobic shit. This is a feel-good story.

I think you're confused about what article you're commenting on, here. This one is about a teenage girl.

Get it, girl.