Sixteen-year-old Cassidy Lynn Campbell was crowned homecoming queen at Marina High School in Southern California and was overwhelmed with tears of joy. It didn't take long, however, for Campbell to become a victim of hateful comments stemming from the fact that she is transgender.

"I don't understand why people have to be so ignorant and don't understand," she said. "I am a girl and I've always felt like a girl ever since I was a baby."

Campbell continued and explained that the comments have taken a toll on her.

"I'm so sad and so distraught and so broken down and so upset and so deteriorated and so tired of the world," she said. "I'm tired of life. And I know I need to be strong for the kids that I did this for and people I did this for, but I can't right now."

According to Reuters, Campbell did have a slightly different tone a bit later on after the initial hateful comments.

"I'm fine. I've had the time to look at the situation and evaluate it more," Campbell said.

Campbell was named homecoming queen just around a month after the California governor signed a bill designed for transgender student rights. Transgender students in California public schools are now allowed to use whichever bathroom they prefer. The bill also provides transgender students with the ability to choose between playing men's sports or women's sports.

This law provides students with the right "to participate in sex-segregated programs, activities and facilities" based on their self-perception and regardless of their birth gender.

Far right Republicans have stood against this policy but their concerns are not likely to be taken very seriously since this is about basic rights.