WTSP

'I used to hate my curls': Sarasota County high school president uses hair as symbol of sexual orientation

OSPREY, Fla. — A Tampa Bay-area teen decided to take his graduation speech and speak about ongoing controversial political topics in a way that wouldn't get him silenced. During the Sunday graduation ...
WHNT

Florida student suing over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ uses curly hair as commencement speech code

An openly gay Florida high schooler who is among those suing over the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law used his graduation speech to speak about his experience — while using a winking code to avoid ...
WESH

Florida student warned about saying 'gay' in speech finds workaround

that is why I must discuss *** very public part of my identity. This characteristic has probably become the first thing you think of when you think of me as *** human being, as you know, I have curly ...
FOX8 Cleveland

Student suing over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ uses curly hair as commencement speech code

(The Hill) – An openly gay Florida high schooler who is among those suing over the state’s “Don’t Say Gay” law used his graduation speech to speak about his experience — while using a winking code to ...