Thousands of students across Florida walked out in a statewide mobilization against the Don’t Say Gay bill, which would ban discussion of LGBT+ issues in elementary schools and has passed through the state legislature.
High schools participated reaching from Seminole County to Flagler, with Riverview High, Freedom High, Gibbs High and many more present. In Tallahassee, students marched from their high schools to the Florida House, occupying the floors to condemn the bill’s passage.
Repression was also reported during the walkouts, with the lead organizer being suspended indefinitely by his school for passing out Pride flags.
Davenport High, Polk County
Wiregrass Ranch High, Pasco County
Lakewood High, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County
Bayside High School, Palm Bay, Brevard County
Terry Parker High, Jacksonville, Duval County
Freedom High School, Orlando, Orange County
Hillsborough High, Tampa, Hillsborough County
Largo High, Largo, Pinellas County
Gibbs High School, St. Petersburg, Pinellas County
