Florida's oldest high school just crowned same-sex couple its prom king and queen
Lindsey (left) and Brie (right) are the first gay couple to be crowned prom king and queen at their school (Picture: Caters)
Students at Florida’s oldest high school have just crowned their first same-sex prom king and queen.
Lindsey Creel, 18, and Brie Grimes, 17, made history by becoming the first gay couple in Leon High School’s 185 year history to take the crowns.
In an interview with local paper Tallahassee Democrat, the girls, who’ve been dating for three years, said they hoped they’d made things a little easier for those coming after them.
‘It feels good to know some of the things we’ve been a part of can help others going through tough experiences, in a positive way,’ Brie said. ‘I needed someone in my life to show me that it would work out — when I was first going through this years ago. But I didn’t have that.’
‘Leon often talks about change… ‘ Lindsey added. ‘This is a good example for younger students there.’

PIC BY CATERS NEWS - (PICTURED: L-R: Lindsey and Brie on prom night ) - Two teen girls made school history after becoming the first same-sex couple to be crowned prom king and queen. Brie Grimes, 17, was named prom queen and her girlfriend Lindsey Creel, 18, prom king at their high school in Tallahassee, Florida, USA. The loved-up couple celebrated their three year anniversary in February after meeting during their first year at Leon High School through friends. SEE CATERS COPY
The couple on their way to prom (Picture: Caters)
History teacher Scott Brown said the girls’ win was a proud moment for the school.
‘It makes me feel proud to know that the majority of Leon students are open-minded and agree with today’s changing mores,’ he said. ‘Leon may be a traditional school, but we can be known as progressive.’

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It comes after another American high school – Foothill High School in Palo Cedro, California – was criticised last week for refusing to allow a lesbian couple to enter the vote to become joint prom queens because it wasn’t ‘fair to the boy gender’.
Meanwhile, Brie’s mum shared a picture of the couple on Instagram, alongside a touching note which read: ‘Leon High School Prom 2016 will go down in the history books! Not only is it Brie’s senior prom, but also because she won Prom Queen and her girlfriend, Lindsey, Prom King.’
She added: ‘Brie, who cares very much about equality, feminism and having no gender lines is proud of her school and graduating class for recognizing love has no gender rules.
‘As Brie’s mom I am proud of her for choosing love, for being bold and sticking to the things she believes in.’