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• HIGH SCHOOL GRAD ULDN’T SAY ‘GAY’ SPEECH, SO HE DID THIS STEAD
• TOLD NOT TO SAY ‘GAY’ GRADUATN SPEECH, HE MA HIS POT ANYWAY
• A FLORIDA CLASS PRINT ULDN’T DISCS BEG GAY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATN SPEECH – SO HE TALKED ABOUT HIS CURLY HAIR
• FLORIDA STUNT FDS CLEVER WAY TO SHRED 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW IN GRADUATN SPEECH
• THIS FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUNT WASN’T ALLOWED TO SAY GAY HIS GRADUATN SPEECH
• FLORIDA STUNT ALLEG HE WAS TOLD NOT TO MENTN 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW GRADUATN SPEECH
• STUNTS CHALLENGE ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LAWS AMID WAVE OF ANTI-LGBTQ LEGISLATN
• FLORIDA'S SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' POLICY ULD BE EXPAND TO HIGH SCHOOL
• FLORIDA EXTENDS ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LAW THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATN
• FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE ‘CURLY HAIR’ AS FOR ‘GAY’ AFTER BEG CENSORED MENCEMENT SPEECH
• SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' L EXPAND THROUGH 12TH GRA FLORIDA
• GAY HIGH SCHOOLER SAYS HE'S 'BEG SILENCED' BY FLORIDA'S LGBTQ LAW
• FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUNT GIV GRADUATN SPEECH USG “CURLY HAIR” AS CO FOR “GAY”
• 'CURLY HAIR' BE FOR GAY FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL GRAD SPEECH AFTER SENR SAYS HE WAS CENSORED
• A SARASOTA STUNT SAYS HE N'T DISCS 'DON'T SAY GAY' HIS GRADUATN SPEECH
• HIGH SCHOOL GRAD ULDN’T SAY ‘GAY’ SPEECH, SO HE DID THIS STEAD
• FLORIDA'S SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' POLICY ULD BE EXPAND TO HIGH SCHOOL
• FLORIDA STUNT ALLEG HE WAS TOLD NOT TO MENTN 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW GRADUATN SPEECH
• FLORIDA STUNT WHO ORGANIZED 'DON'T SAY GAY' PROTT IS SPEND
• FLORIDA STUNT SUG OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ CURLY HAIR AS MENCEMENT SPEECH

HIGH SCHOOL GRAD ULDN’T SAY ‘GAY’ SPEECH, SO HE DID THIS STEAD

High school grad uldn't say 'gay' speech, so he did this stead. The class print at a Florida high school says he wasn't allowed to share his experience as a gay stunt his graduatn speech or how the state's so-lled "Don't Say Gay" law will affect stunts like him, so he got creative.

TOLD NOT TO SAY ‘GAY’ GRADUATN SPEECH, HE MA HIS POT ANYWAY

Senr Class Print Zanr Moricz was tapped wh givg a mencement speech at Pe View School Osprey, Fla., but was given a rtrictn not normally attached to such an openly gay activist who is the youngt platiff a lawsu agast a new state law that rtricts what teachers n say class about genr and sexual orientatn, the teenager said publicly that he had been warned by his prcipal not to mentn his activism or say the word “gay. Kelsey Whealy, a spokwoman for Sarasota County Schools, said a May 10 email that Pe View’s prcipal “did meet wh Zanr Moricz to remd him of the ceremony expectatns” but did not say he had been told not to say “gay. ”The Parental Rights Edutn bill — which crics have labeled the “don’t say gay” bill — was signed March 28 by Florida Gov.

A FLORIDA CLASS PRINT ULDN’T DISCS BEG GAY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATN SPEECH – SO HE TALKED ABOUT HIS CURLY HAIR

The law go to effect July platiffs the lawsu allege that the law harms LGBTQ stunts and fai and vlat their First Amendment right to eedom of speech, as well as their nstutnal right to equal protectn unr the n watch Moricz’s speech here:florida high school class print zanr moricz was told by his school that they would cut his microphone if he said “gay” his grad speech, so he replaced gay wh “havg curly hair. 48 hours later, 10, 000 Say Gay stickers were claimed across Florida.

FLORIDA STUNT FDS CLEVER WAY TO SHRED 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW IN GRADUATN SPEECH

The class print at a Florida high school says he wasn’t allowed to share his experience as a gay stunt his graduatn speech or how the state’s so-lled “Don’t Say Gay” law will affect stunts like him, so he talked about somethg else that mak him a ltle different om his classmat – his curly hair. Moricz me out durg his hman year and was the first openly-gay class print at the school, so he felt a rponsibily to addrs the ntroversy.

THIS FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUNT WASN’T ALLOWED TO SAY GAY HIS GRADUATN SPEECH

A Florida high school stunt opted for a hair metaphor after he says faculty members threatened to censor his graduatn speech if he spoke about his LGBTQ activism or experienc as a gay teen. Zanr Moricz, senr class print of Pe View School for the Gifted Osprey, Florida, planned to e his speech on Sunday to cricize the state’s Parental Rights Edutn, or “Don’t Say Gay” law.

FLORIDA STUNT ALLEG HE WAS TOLD NOT TO MENTN 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW GRADUATN SPEECH

So, when Moricz, 18, livered his speech at Pe View’s graduatn ceremony, he shared quips about his curly hair as phemisms for beg gay. He also anized stunt walkouts prott of the “Don’t Say Gay” law, and is named a lawsu agast the state of Florida related to the legislatn. -- A Florida high school stunt who is openly gay is speakg out after he says he was subjected to censorship by school officials if he mentned the state's "Parental Rights Edutn" law, also lled the "Don't Say Gay" law by crics, his graduatn Moricz, a senr and the print of his graduatg class at Pe View School Osprey, Florida, claimed he was beg "silenced" a Twter thread two weeks ago.

"Moricz is also one of the youngt platiffs a lawsu filed agast the state of Florida over the "Parental Rights Edutn" 18-year-old told "Good Morng Ameri" he was worried ahead of the speech but felt supported by his fellow classmat and peers, some of whom wore "Say Gay" stickers and stood up and cheered durg his speech Sunday. "MORE: So-lled 'Don't Say Gay' bill now officially state lawMoricz, an outspoken advote for LGBTQ rights, referred to his "curly hair" as a phemism for beg gay his speech.

STUNTS CHALLENGE ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LAWS AMID WAVE OF ANTI-LGBTQ LEGISLATN

"SEE ALSO: Hundreds of stunts hold 'We Say Gay' rally NYC to nounce Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill Moricz said havg to modify his graduatn speech was more than jt disappotg. Zanr Moricz's graduatn speech last month about his curly hair -- a metaphor for beg a gay young adult -- has beme a symbol for the impact of anti-LGBTQ sentiment and so-lled "Don't Say Gay" laws across the untry.

"I​​t would have felt appropriate as the first openly gay class print a public school, not to addrs a piece of legislatn that's gog to harm gay children public schools Florida, " Moricz told ABC has been outspoken agast the Florida law that bans LGBTQ curriculum om some classrooms. Hillsborough High School stunts prott a Republin-backed bill dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" that would prohib classroom discsn of sexual orientatn and genr inty, a measure Democrats nounced as beg anti-LGBTQ, Tampa, Fla., March 3, 2022.

"Moricz said he faced opposn durg his fal months at Pe View School Osprey, Florida, over stunt walkouts agast the "Don't Say Gay" law or the potential mentng of polil issu durg his graduatn school told ABC News that the prcipal did meet wh Moricz "to remd him of the ceremony expectatns, but the ntent of the speech had not been submted or reviewed at the time of that meetg. “We honor and celebrate the credible diversy thought, belief, and background our school, and champn the uniquens of every sgle stunt on their personal and tnal journey, " said Stephen Covert, the prcipal of Pe View now, Moricz is leavg the Florida school system amid a broar effort agast the "Don't Say Gay" bill -- he's sug the state alongsi other fai and LGBTQ advocy Equaly plat alleg that the law vlat the nstutnally protected rights of ee speech, equal protectn and due procs of stunts and Ron DeSantis' office nounced the lawsu.

FLORIDA'S SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' POLICY ULD BE EXPAND TO HIGH SCHOOL

"The law was dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" law by crics, who said aimed to shun LGBTQ inti om classroom ntent and McGnis of the LGBTQ advocy group PFLAG told ABC News that "everyone has a sexual orientatn and a genr inty. Ron DeSantis and Republins the state would expand their dranian “don’t say gay” law forbiddg discsn of sexual orientatn and genr inty krgarten through third-gra classrooms universally across the state.

”Rearch nducted by the Public Opn Rearch Lab (PORL) at the Universy of North Florida found that 49 percent of Floridians oppose the "don't say gay" law while only 40 percent support .

FLORIDA EXTENDS ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ LAW THROUGH HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATN

The stunts, parents, teachers, advot, and muny members who will be walkg out will do so to show their anger at DeSantis' tn polici which have targeted diversy, equy, and cln (DEI) programs, Ain Amerin studi, genr studi, and Your Se ArticlFlorida Hoe Pass Bill Extendg 'Don't Say Gay' Law ›​Ron DeSantis Set to Expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law to All Gras Florida​ ›Florida Legislator Aims to Expand ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law ›Joe Snrs, One of Florida's First Gay Lawmakers, Looks to Make a Polil Comeback ›'Why Do You Have to Say They're Gay? Sign up to our Eveng Headl email for your daily gui to the latt newsSign up to our ee US Eveng Headl emailZanr Moricz was the first openly gay stunt body print at Pe View School Osprey, Florida, and when he stepped to the microphone at his school’s graduatn on Sunday, he was termed to speak tthfully about his experienc — one way or another. “I am the first openly-gay Class Print my school’s history–this censorship seems to show that they want me to be the last, ” Mr Moricz tweeted.

FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE ‘CURLY HAIR’ AS FOR ‘GAY’ AFTER BEG CENSORED MENCEMENT SPEECH

”But Pe View stunts walked out anyway, and Mr Moricz found a way to speak about his sexual orientatn durg his mencement speech — never sayg “gay, ” but stead referrg to his “curly hair” as a phemism.

”In an terview on ABC’s Good Morng Ameri, Mr Moricz said that had the Don’t Say Gay law been place when he started at high school, he wouldn’t have e out.

It looks like this le would make impossible to do much stctn at all, " Lra McGnis, of the LGBTQ advocy group PFLAG, prevly told ABC law was dubbed "Don't Say Gay" by crics for aimg to rtrict curriculum that clus history, lerature and more that touch on LGBTQ inti.

SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' L EXPAND THROUGH 12TH GRA FLORIDA

A Florida high school stunt who is openly gay is speakg out after he says he was subjected to censorship by school officials if he mentned the state’s “Parental Rights Edutn” law, also lled the “Don’t Say Gay” law by crics, his graduatn Moricz, a senr and the print of his graduatg class at Pe View School Osprey, Florida, claimed he was beg “silenced” a Twter thread two weeks ago. ”Moricz is also one of the youngt platiffs a lawsu filed agast the state of Florida over the “Parental Rights Edutn” 18-year-old told "Good Morng Ameri" he was worried ahead of the speech but felt supported by his fellow classmat and peers, some of whom wore “Say Gay” stickers and stood up and cheered durg his speech Sunday. "Edor’s PicksMoricz, an outspoken advote for LGBTQ rights, referred to his "curly hair" as a phemism for beg gay his speech.

Pe View School for the Gifted class print Zanr Moricz ed his graduatn speech on Sunday to ll out Florida's recently enacted "Don't Say Gay" law--but he did not mentn the measure or the lawsu challengg , for which he is one of the else did he not explicly mentn?

Moricz said he “strongly believ” the requt was rponse to a newly enacted state law, which crics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law.

GAY HIGH SCHOOLER SAYS HE'S 'BEG SILENCED' BY FLORIDA'S LGBTQ LAW

Proponents of the measure have ntend that giv parents more discretn over what their children learn school and say LGBTQ issu are “not age appropriate” for young crics have argued that the law uld stifle teachers and stunts om talkg about their inti or their lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer fay members. ”“The reason somethg like the ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law seems like nothg but is actually everythg is that when you nnot talk about or share who you are, there is a nstant subnsc affirmatn that you are not valid, that you should not exist, ” Moricz fight agast the legislatn is personal for Moricz, he add.

FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUNT GIV GRADUATN SPEECH USG “CURLY HAIR” AS CO FOR “GAY”

LGBTQ+ activists and alli natnwi are speakg out agast Florida’s hateful “Don’t Say Gay” bill, a new law that prohibs the discsn of sexual inty and genr inty the classroom.

When Zanr Moricz — the first openly gay class print at Pe View School Osprey, Florida — was prohibed by school admistratn not to e the word “gay” his graduatn speech, he didn’t avoid the nversatn. ”Zanr is a platiff a lawsu that is challengg the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which is known officially as the Parental Rights Edutn bill. “I am the first openly-gay Class Print my school’s history–this censorship seems to show that they want me to be the last.

I am the youngt public platiff the “Don’t Say Gay” lawsu.

'CURLY HAIR' BE FOR GAY FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL GRAD SPEECH AFTER SENR SAYS HE WAS CENSORED

I am my Florida high school’s first openly-gay Class Print. "Durg a graduatn ceremony Sunday, Zanr Moricz spoke about his experienc and activism as the first openly gay class print of Pe View School Osprey, Florida, but his mencement addrs, he never said he was gay.

"Opn: Three generatns later, LGBTQ children still need supportIn se you missed :LGBTQ groups, parents file feral lawsu opposg Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' lawMoricz is the youngt platiff a lawsu agast Florida's parental rights and tn law, often referred to as the "Don't Say Gay" bill, and has been outspoken his opposn to and how would affect his speech, he didn't say "gay" once. Edwards, who is openly gay, said Moricz served to be celebrated for who he is. A Sarasota County high school stunt — and one of the platiffs a lawsu agast what crics ll the 'Don't Say Gay' law — says he has been told to keep his activism out of his graduatn law, formally tled "Parental Rights Edutn, " was passed by the Florida Legislature and signed to law by Gov.

He spoke to WUSF last month about his need to fight agast the "Don't Say Gay" law.

A SARASOTA STUNT SAYS HE N'T DISCS 'DON'T SAY GAY' HIS GRADUATN SPEECH

"READ MORE: A Sarasota stunt fears the so-lled 'Don't Say Gay' law will harm LGBTQ kids' school experienceIn a statement, the Sarasota County School district says that schools review expectatns and guil for speech, as well as stunts' speech. I’m a 15 year-old gay boy Mosw. If I tell my classmat school I’m gay, what would happen?

Zanr Moricz, the gay Florida class print barred om sayg "gay" his graduatn speech, got around the prohibn a clever is the first out class print at Pe View School Osprey. His prcipal, Stephen Covert, had warned him agast discsg his gay inty and LGBTQ+ activism while speakg agast graduatn light of Florida's recently adopted "don't say gay" law, which rtricts school-sponsored mentn of sexual orientatn and genr inty.

Managed to get his pots about beg gay across whout sayg the word.

HIGH SCHOOL GRAD ULDN’T SAY ‘GAY’ SPEECH, SO HE DID THIS STEAD

"I don't want him to be a victim this, " Tom Edwards, the gay man who is vice chair of the school board, told the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Rsia slammed gay rights report.

FLORIDA'S SO-LLED 'DON'T SAY GAY' POLICY ULD BE EXPAND TO HIGH SCHOOL

In their latt report on Rsia, tled License to Harm, HRW fds the Rsian thori have not only “failed their obligatn to prevent and prosecute homophobic vlence, ” but have also “effectively legalized discrimatn agast LGBT people and st them as send class cizens.

FLORIDA STUNT ALLEG HE WAS TOLD NOT TO MENTN 'DON'T SAY GAY' LAW GRADUATN SPEECH

The ntroversial measure the report sgl out is, of urse, Rsia’s “anti-gay propaganda” legislatn. In their report, HRW says the law don’t actually protect anyone, but do give homophob a reason to believe LGBT liv matter ls to the Rsian ernment. The report go on to document var horrific stanc of vlence and abe agast Rsia’s LGBT muny, cludg by radil natnalist groups lurg gay men on the pretext of a fake date.

Durg the Soviet Unn, homosexualy was a crime punishable by prison and hard labor. Homosexuals were regard as pedophil or fascists, outsi normal society.

FLORIDA STUNT WHO ORGANIZED 'DON'T SAY GAY' PROTT IS SPEND

Laws explicly banng homosexualy were lifted 1993, after the Soviet llapse – though there was no amnty for those jailed for sodomy – but the attu appears to have stuck. A Florida stunt has been spend om his high school after anizg a mass prott agast the "don't say gay" Petocz, who attends Flagler Palm Coast High School, promoted a statewi walkout agast the Parental Rights Edutn legislatn, which would ban the discsn of sexual orientatn and genr inty certa gras at Florida leadg the walkout at his own school on Thursday, Petocz distributed around 200 pri flags for a rally.

The teenager told The Daytona Beach News-Journal that he had been advised not to hand out the flags by the school's prcipal, Greg a statement posted on social media, Petocz said he had wanted to prott the "homophobic and discrimatory legislatn" at the rally, which had been approved by the school. Newsweek has ntacted Prcipal Schwartz for "don't say gay" bill—which is signed to give parents more say their children's tn, acrdg to s sponsors—has been approved by the Florida Hoe of Reprentativ and is supported by Governor Ron legislatn has e for cricism si and outsi the state, however, wh Print Joe Bin among those voicg opposn to .

FLORIDA STUNT SUG OVER ‘DON’T SAY GAY’ CURLY HAIR AS MENCEMENT SPEECH

A gay pri flag is waved by fans durg the MLS match between Atlanta Uned and Orlando Cy at Orlando Cy Stadium on July 21, 2017. Stunts Florida are g pri flags at protts agast the state's "don't say gay" bill. An openly gay Florida high schooler who is among those sug over the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law ed his graduatn speech to speak about his experience — while g a wkg to avoid referrg to his orientatn directly.

“I am the first openly-gay Class Print my school’s history — this censorship seems to show that they want me to be the last. Ron DeSantis (R) late March signed to law the ntroversial Don’t Say Gay bill, which lims discsn of sexualy and sexual orientatn classrooms.