Zander Moricz

Zander Moricz is an American social activist. He gained prominence in 2022 for his graduation speech. He was told earlier that he could not talk about his orientation as a gay man, which he used his curly hair as an allusion to his orientation.

Life Moricz was born in Florida. He attended Pine View School and was the first gay class president, he was class president for 4 years. He credited his intention to run for class president in middle school with a conversation with a teacher. He is attending Harvard University in a major in government, he is currently on break from studies.

Graduation Moricz graduated from Pine View in 2022, he was the speaker for his class. In his speech, he tells of his social activism through his years of rallying, gaining supporters, and being a plaintiff against the Parental Rights in Education Act, or more commonly known as the "Don't Say Gay" law. He makes an allusion to his curly hair to his orientation as a gay man and his struggle with his orientation of being closeted and homophobia.

Activism In 2019, Moricz had founded the Social Equity through Education Alliance, formerly the Social Equity and Education Initiative, a student rights non-profit organization.

In 2022, after the Parental Rights in Education Act passed in the Florida House and Senate, he hosted a walkout and rally against it. He gained support from Tom Kirdahy from the rally. Moricz later became a plaintiff after the law came into power.

In 2026, Moricz hosted a protest against the Sarasota County School Board due to a proposal from Ziegler to have the district comply with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.