I find transgenderism to be ridiculous, being an extreme vanity that never does well. A homosexual does not need to appear to be the opposite sex, in fact I find it to be an inherent contradiction.
So if one thinks critically, what really are the reasons for transgenderism? There are only two possible things:
1. A person does not like the role of their natural gender, in which has nothing to do with sexuality.
2. A person wants to trick a heterosexual person. In which case, this is deception and is driven by some irrational mindset.

This is why I do not support it, and one is definitely not 'bigoted' for being against it either. In all reality, one could even go insofar as to say that those who call others bigoted about it are being highly irresponsible. Transgenderism is clearly psychologically unhealthy and is trickery.

So I say good for them for banning him/her from the pageant. That absurdity has no place in such things unless it is a 'transgender pageant'.