A Florida class president couldn't discuss being gay in high school graduation speech -- so he talked about 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.

So what. No one cares about your victim statement.

Did he graduate from college of homosexuality?

what the fuck with the gays and everything gays exists even in dinosaurus..why they now demand or have to be treated different getting old

اللي تشوفونه صح سووه انا مالي شغل شنو يصيرون او يسوون المطلوب مني ( أنقذ الخلق ) ماضر احد ولا اعور قلب 💔 اي مخلوق شكراً للجميع

We support u brother..

Not everyone has curly hair

That’s personal! You don’t share that shit at a graduation!

Silly. Gay is not mentioned in the law affecting grades 1 - 3

Thursgay 🤗

He's got no business spouting off about his personal bullshit at an event celebrating others Narcissism

People are still mourning but you decided to bring this shit up

Is he in the 3rd grade?

Tonight at my white Supremacist garbage school of Grayslake North High, while seven or eight kids of color languished in wheelchairs, a pretty white girl bemoaned her Anorexia and how she beat it with the help of Mommy *sniff* pause for emotion, and Martial Arts. Awe...inspiring.

Good job! Stand up for who you are & when you’re happiest. No one has any right to deny you from being you or being open about it.

That's corruption

Well done!

yet it never occurs to him how(fill the blanks) he is. sex, is like food, breathing, etc. nobody cares abt ur eating, breathing, etc experiences.

This hurts no one and this is what the republicans are worried about. There are bigger issues Jesus!

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