Pete Buttigieg sends heartwarming letter to gay teen activist in Florida

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg sent a heartfelt thank-you letter to an out high school grad who is suing the DeSantis administration over Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.

Zander Moricz drew media attention earlier this year when his high school principal told the out senior class president of Pine View School for the Gifted in Osprey, Florida that any mention of LGBTQ issues, advocacy, or his sexual orientation in his valedictorian speech to graduating seniors would result in his microphone being silenced.

Instead, Moricz delivered a thinly-veiled graduation speech using his curly hair as an analogy for his sexual identity. The speech went viral after it was posted on YouTube, and apparently Buttigieg and husband Chasten Buttigieg saw it.

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“After Chasten and I saw your graduation speech earlier this year and heard about your appearance at the Department of Education, I wanted to be sure to personally thank you for your voice and advocacy,” the Transportation Secretary and former presidential candidate wrote in his letter to Moricz. “Your combination of wit and courage has reverberated across the country in ways that will benefit people you’ll never even meet.”

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Thank you @PeteButtigieg