“While having curly hair in Florida is difficult due to the humidity, I decided to be proud of who I was and started coming to school as my authentic self.”
, a new law that prohibits the discussion of sexual identity and gender identity in the classroom. When Zander Moricz — the first openly gay class president at Pine View School in Osprey, Florida — was prohibited by school administration not to use the word “gay” in his graduation speech, he didn’t avoid the conversation. He came up with a clever alternative.about his experiences and the injustices that the LGBTQ+ community faces.
“While having curly hair in Florida is difficult due to the humidity, I decided to be proud of who I was and started coming to school as my authentic self,” Zander continued. “There are going to be so many kids with curly hair who need a community like Pine View, and they won’t have one. Instead, they’ll try to fix themselves so that they can exist in Florida’s humid climate.”
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