FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Some high school seniors are looking to leave their last mark as they go off to live new lives as college students or go out into the workforce.
For some, that means speaking out against Florida’s Parental Rights in Education law, known among critics as don’t say gay, and speaking up in favor of LGBTQ+ rights.
One such student is Zander Moricz, who says he is his school’s first openly-gay class president and the youngest public plaintiff in a lawsuit against the state law. Moricz, 18, a Sarasota County student who drew national attention for his activism this week, is part of a trend of teens who experts say are engaging in civilized dissent as more restrictions in Florida kick in. They say they’re practicing American democracy, which they feel is threatened.
