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• 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
• A FLORIDA VALEDICTORIAN IS TOLD TO NOT SAY 'GAY' HIS GRADUATN SPEECH. WHAT HE DO NEXT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF LEARSHIP
• THIS FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUNT WASN’T ALLOWED TO SAY GAY HIS GRADUATN SPEECH
• GAY HIGH SCHOOLER SAYS HE'S 'BEG SILENCED' BY FLORIDA'S LGBTQ LAW
• 'CURLY HAIR' BE FOR GAY FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL GRAD SPEECH AFTER SENR SAYS HE WAS CENSORED
• GAY FLORIDA STUNT BRILLIANTLY OUTSMARTS SCHOOL ADMISTRATN WHO CENSORED HIS GRAD SPEECH
• FLA. CLASS PRINT TOLD HE ULDN’T SPEAK ABOUT BEG GAY HAIR METAPHOR
• HIGH SCHOOL GRAD ULDN’T SAY ‘GAY’ SPEECH, SO HE DID THIS STEAD
• STUNT BANNED FROM SAYG 'GAY' AT GRADUATN MAK PASSNATE SPEECH ABOUT 'CURLY HAIR' INSTEAD
• TOLD NOT TO SAY ‘GAY’ GRADUATN SPEECH, HE MA HIS POT ANYWAY
• FLORIDA HIGH SCHOOL STUNT GIV GRADUATN SPEECH USG “CURLY HAIR” AS CO FOR “GAY”

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

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 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. 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.

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

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. 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 VALEDICTORIAN IS TOLD TO NOT SAY 'GAY' HIS GRADUATN SPEECH. WHAT HE DO NEXT IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF LEARSHIP

logoNewslettersSubscribeacunt innavigatnSenr and LGBTQ+ advote Zanr Moricz a brilliant metaphor to make his Nick Hobson, Chief behavral scientist, Apex Srg Solutns, BAD Scienc at Potential Project@NickMHobsonPhoto: Getty ImagValedictorian and class print Zanr Moricz was asked by the admistratn at Pe View School Osprey, Florida, to do the graduatn speech, but unr one le: He uldn't say the word gay.

A difficult spot to be , Moricz knew that if he said "gay, " his mic would be cut. Instead of sayg "gay" he spoke about "havg curly hair. 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.

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.

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

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.

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

"Edor’s PicksMoricz, an outspoken advote for LGBTQ rights, referred to his "curly hair" as a phemism for beg gay his speech. "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.

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

"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.

GAY FLORIDA STUNT BRILLIANTLY OUTSMARTS SCHOOL ADMISTRATN WHO CENSORED HIS GRAD SPEECH

Edwards, who is openly gay, said Moricz served to be celebrated for who he is. The 18-year-old said the cisn to censor his speech was “humanizg, ” but he didn’t want to risk g the ceremony for his fellow he did what he was told to– never mentned the word “gay, ” but ma his pot right their face anyway. The senr class print and openly gay Zenr Moricz has recently shared how his high school prcipal threatened to cut off his microphone if he talked about his activism and ed the word “gay”Image creds: zanrmoriczZanr Moricz, a senr and the print of his graduatg class at Pe View School Osprey, Florida, tweeted that he was beg “silenced” a thread two weeks ago.

“This effort to ntrol young mds through state censorship — and to mean LGBTQ liv by nyg their realy — is a grave abe of power, ” is what the lawsu was not allowed to talk about his activism but he me up wh a brilliant way to shred “Don’t Say Gay” law this censored graduatn speechImage creds: Liz BallardImage creds: Liz BallardImage creds: Liz BallardImage creds: Liz BallardImage creds: Liz BallardImage creds: Liz BallardImage creds: Liz BallardImage creds: Liz BallardMoricz exprsed his worry ahead of the speech but told Good Morng Ameri on Monday that he felt the support om his fellow classmat and peers. Some of them wore “Say Gay” stickers and stood up and cheered durg his speech said: “There was a lot of hate and a lot of fear surroundg the speech about what people were gog to do if someone was gog to react poorly bee was really prent the muny – that hatred and that fear – and so I was worried and I knew that there was a potential to cut the mic. 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?

He had been warned not to speak about his experience as a gay stunt, but he found a workaround by g his hair as a metaphor, WWSB Moricz, the senr class print of Pe View School for the Gifted, wanted to e his graduatn speech Sunday to speak about his experience as a gay stunt or cricize Florida Hoe Bill 1557, lled “Parental Rights Edutn” but lloquially known as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. Extremists here Florida passed a law, “Don’t Say Gay, ” tryg to still fear  our teachers that they should not live their full life and love who they love. 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.

FLA. CLASS PRINT TOLD HE ULDN’T SPEAK ABOUT BEG GAY HAIR METAPHOR

A Florida stunt says he was banned om sayg the word ‘gay’ his graduatn speech, so he talked about his ‘curly hair’ ‘curls’ as an analogy for his sexualy, Florida class print of Pe View School, Zanr Moricz, ma a heartfelt speech to peers about stgglg to e to terms wh the style of his ‘hair’ a vio that has now been viewed more than 8. "He also went on to say the growth of his ‘hair’ was a msy and tumultuo procs; however, he’s e out the other end thanks to supportive iends and teachers of the end his speech by sayg was important for him to speak out as other curly-haired stunts might also make the mistake of tryg to ‘adjt’ to ‘Florida’s humidy’ stunt’s emotnal speech jt a few months after the state signed the ‘Don’t Say Gay Bill’, which prevents the teachg of sexual orientatn and genr inty om pre-school to third Douglas R.

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.

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

”The Parental Rights Edutn bill — which crics have labeled the “don’t say gay” bill — was signed March 28 by Florida Gov. 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.

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.

STUNT BANNED FROM SAYG 'GAY' AT GRADUATN MAK PASSNATE SPEECH ABOUT 'CURLY HAIR' INSTEAD

“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. I am my Florida high school’s first openly-gay Class Print.

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

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