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by Indy Week
banned in [our state] politics,’” Atkins says. “Why are we not reporting on the good news that trans kids are being celebrated for who they are?”
After the prom, Gomez says he hopes queer youth throughout the county and beyond see the support the community has in Raleigh. He wants the teens to know that there’s a larger community for them outside of their hometowns, and there will always be advocates fighting for them.
Even though the Queer Prom is happening in Wake, Atkins and the rest of Hope For Teens encourages students from all counties in North Carolina to attend if they can. W
The first Queer Teen Prom of Wake County is happening on June 2nd. If you can’t attend or would like to support Hope For Teen’s cause, check out their GoFundMe: gofund.me/2c4bb4dd
