The class president at a Florida high school says he wasn't allowed to share his experience as a gay student in his graduation speech or how the state's so-called 'Don't Say Gay' law will affect students, so he talked about something else — his curly hair
The class president at a Florida high school says he wasn't allowed to share his experience as a gay student in his graduation speech or how the state's so-called "Don't Say Gay" law will affect students like him, so he talked about something else that makes him a little different from his classmates -- his curly hair.
Zander Moricz, 18, has been active in social justice causes as a student at Pine View School in Osprey, Florida, and led a student walkout in March to protest the controversial measure that bans certain teachings about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools and goes into effect in July. He's also one of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the law.
"He'd always been very supportive of me and my identity and I was really hurt," he said.Moricz came out during his freshman year and was the first openly-gay class president at the school, so he felt a responsibility to address the controversy. He told CNN that school is the only guaranteed space that kids have in the state.
"As in years past, student speakers were reminded that graduation is a community celebration and were encouraged to tailor their remarks to be reflective of experiences & memories that all students could appreciate to best reflect all facets of the graduating class's achievements," the statement said.Moricz was also the first student to be elected class president for all four years of high school, so he's been thinking about this speech since he was a freshman.
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