Queer Youth Joy Is a Radical Act
Queer Youth Joy Is a Radical Act
Parents Magazine - June 2022
In a world of mixed messages ranging from peer acceptance to political hate, LGBTQIA+ youth are finding ways to celebrate who they are.
Pride 2022 starts as ongoing anti-LGBTQIA+ legislation continues across states, yet queer resilience, as always, rages on no matter the time of year. In Florida, Zander Moricz, the first openly gay class president at his Sarasota high school, is the youngest public plaintiff in a federal lawsuit against the state of Florida to strike down the Don't Say Gay Bill. "All of me is threatened by this legislation," Moricz testified at the state senate.
Youth in Las Vegas have organized a Youth Pride Prom at the LGBTQ Center of Southern Nevada, for an evening in May to "have a night to remember in an environment where you are loved and celebrated for being exactly who you are!"