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also, school s administrators review students speeches annually for appropriateness and length prior. i don t know what that means. i know these people will. zander moricz and his attorney john quinn. zander, first off, i m incredibly impressed with what you re trying to do, what you re standing up for, and you re a role model for kids in and out of school and adults as well. i m honored to speak with you tonight. i want to start with this you were told by your principal that they may cut your microphone. did the principal specifically say, you know, some kind of activism is good or bad, or did he specifically say, if you mention anything about your queer identity they re going to cut the mic? what are the parameters your principal laid out to you when they sort of put out this threat? so, the parameters are very vague as the language of the bill is and as everything
The Big Queer Energy of Lady Gaga s Born This Way, 10 Years Later
When Born This Way dropped a decade ago, Nicole Froio felt drawn to the album but didn t know why. A decade later, she reflects on the queer vanguard the record ushered into her life.
In 2011, Lady Gaga’s album
Born This Way marked a new era of queer music and performance. Released during the pop diva s prime after her smash-hit album
The Fame and its reissue EP,
The Fame Monster, Gaga’s second studio album was highly anticipated and sold more than one million copies in its first week. For me, a 21-year-old woman whose desires for other women were locked away beyond my reach,