When Bella Bautista, who identifies as transgender, announced in February that he would be competing in the Miss Georgia USA pageant, he went on a press tour of sorts to trumpet his participation.
In an interview with Rough Draft Atlanta, Bautista spoke about how his participation would be subversive.
“I’m going into a space where I’m not sure how the treatment or reaction is going to be, but all I can hope for and pray for is that I’m treated equally and I’m scored fairly,” Bautista said.
