For many LGBT people growing up, high school wasn't always a good time. Thanks to bullies and heteronormative societal pressures, it's often hard for queer kids to be open about themselves, especially during a time when so much growth and change is going on.
Such was the case for trans YouTuber AJ Clementine. But thanks to VidCon, she is now getting a second chance at being something she always wanted to be when she was in high school: the prom queen.
"I hated my high school experience," AJ said in a recent vlog (the first in a series in a new "back to school" themed series), where she chronicles the experience of her running for prom queen at this year's VidCon Australia. "20 percent of it was good, and the rest, not so much. I guess this is me taking back the other 80 percent. My second chance to try again."
Watch Clementine's second-chance prom journey in the video below! And for more on AJ, check out her YouTube channel!
