What Next: An Out Teen in the “Don’t Say Gay” State

Today’s high schoolers have lived in an America with legally
recognized gay marriage for nearly half of their lives, but this
fall, Florida students are starting the first school year under
the “Parental Rights in Education” law, a.k.a. “Don’t Say
Gay,” and LGBTQ students are bracing for a very different classroom
experience. Guest: Will Larkins, a 17-year-old senior at Winter
Park High School, Florida and cofounder of the school’s Queer
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