Transgenders Shouldn’t Join ‘Traditional’ Pageants, Miss International Queen 2012 Kevin Balot Says
Miss International Queen 2012 Kevin Balot goes viral after stating that transgender shouldn’t join ‘traditional’ beauty pageants.
The transgender beauty queen Kevin Balot is also known as an advocate of LGBTQIA rights trends on Twitter because of her controversial statement. She stated that traditional beauty pageants must be exclusive for natural women only.
Balot said that LGBT members usually ask for equality but transgenders insisting their rights to join Miss Universe is not equality anymore. She also described it as “too much” and explained that transgenders like her could still join other pageants.
“We transwomen always ask for equality… And I believe us transgender women joining sa mga Miss Universe is not equality anymore eh. Hindi lang ako sang-ayon sa mga ganoong bagay kasi we have our own pageant. We have the Miss International Queen pageant which is the most prestigious transgender beauty pageant,” Balot said.
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However, Kevin clarified that she is not against pageants accepting transgenders as beauty candidates. She also said that it is up to the decision of the organizers.
The former trans beauty queen made her statement during a live video together with Mutya ng Pilipinas Intercontinental 2010 Carla Lizardo, Binibining Pilipinas International 2014 Bianca Guidotti, and Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach.
Balot surprised the three beauty queens with her unexpected statement while discussing gender equality.
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