I just had to be clever about it,' Moricz told Good Morning America per the Herald-Tribune. 'But I shouldn't have had to be because I don't exist in a euphemism. 'I knew that the threat to cut the mic was very real, so I wasn't going to let that happen. He claimed that his school principal, Stephen Covert, called him into his office and told him that if he mentioned his activism for the LGBTQ+ community, his microphone would be turned off.
According to USA Today, prior to the graduation speech he spoke out on Twitter about the school administration's decision.
