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No, because being a King would be inaccurate. It is a position with political and social power, which you don't have.

• michaelsbradley 9y ago
  In the same way that he lacks the genetic code to be "she", or to be an elephant (either gender); similarly he lacks the ancestry to be a black man (African American), even if he'd really, really like to be accepted socially and legally as a black man. Nor could he be or become a toaster oven, even if a judge in good standing declared him to be one. In other words, it's a form of self-deception, with perhaps many causal factors, even pitiable ones. Beyond the scope of the individual, it becomes a socially enjoined delusion — a kind of "community madness". It's unhealthy for our society and a sign of deeply troubled times. For my part, I would never knowingly refer to a person — in public or private, in written or spoken word — in a manner that is contradictory to his or her biological sex. I wouldn't be a jerk about it, but it's not something I'd be willing to do, even if the consequences of not doing so were most severe and irreversible.