A 15-year-old trans student has been crowned sophomore ‘Homecoming Prince’ at his High School in Michigan.

Kourt Frame, a student at Grand Blanc High School, told mlive that he campaigned to be prince as he wanted to encourage other students to not be ashamed of being who they are.

‘I just see a lot of people getting put down, because they’re not born like how they’re supposed to be, and so many kids in this school are quiet and shy and scared to speak up. And this was just kind of like saying, “Hey you can do whatever you want to do.”’

Frame, who decided to transition whilst in seventh grade, said that although he was delighted to win the nomination, it didn’t really hit home until it came to taking part in the Homecoming Parade on Friday afternoon – when he rode in the back of a convertible alongside the Homecoming Princess.

‘I didn’t feel quite real at first and then you go through the parade and then it hits you like, “oh my God this is real”,’ Frame told abc12.

Kourt’s mom, Sherri Frame, says she was happy that Kourt had not had any negative reactions to his decision to transition: ‘Everyone has been incredibly supportive within the Grand Blanc community.

‘This is your child,’ added Kourt’s dad, Pat Frame to abc: ‘It doesn’t matter what gender, anything, it’s your child. You love them and that’s all you can do.’

Mom Sherri agreed, telling mlive, ‘Kourt always liked things that were more boy-related, and at first we thought just more of a tomboy, and over time, we came to the realization, through research, what that really meant. It ended up that Kourt was transgender. It was gradual, coming to that understanding, and we love Kourt for who Kourt is and always have. So there never was really a moment of shock or anything.’

Frame had the overwhelming support of his classmates in the vote for ‘Homecoming Prince’ and says that he’d received plenty of congratulatory messages by those he’d encountered both inside and outside of school since news of his homecoming honor was announced.