Cameron Driggers

Cameron Driggers (Born 2004) is an American political activist. As an advocate for progressive politics and especially LGBTQ+ issues, Driggers has been a vocal student organizer within the state of Florida, where he took leading roles in demonstrations such as the 2022 school walkouts in response to the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act. Driggers continues to be a sharp critic of Florida Governor Ron Desantis, and has worked with organizations such as Equality Florida and Voters of Tomorrow to mobilize against his administration. Driggers also publishes political commentary from outlets such as The Advocate and The Washington Blade. 
==Personal Life==
Driggers attended Rymfire Elementary School, Indian Trails Middle School, and Flagler Palm Coast High School.
Driggers is currently an undergraduate student at the University of Florida.
==Activism==
=====2022 School Walkouts=====
In protest of the Parental Rights In Education Act, often referred to by critics as the "Don't Say Gay Bill", Driggers worked with lead organizer Jack Petocz to organize a state-wide walkout of students at both high schools and colleges. Thousands of students participated in the walkout. At their own high school, Flagler Palm Coast, over five-hundred students participated. The school administration retaliated by suspending Petocz indefinitely. 
Following Petocz's suspension, Driggers organized a petition drive to demand his friend's reinstatement, which collected over 7,500 signatures. Furthermore, Driggers also organized a consecutive protest outside of Flagler Palm-Coast High School with the help of a LGBTQ+ Veterans group which featured "Section 93 of the Key West Sea to Sea Flag, a flag once reputed to be the longest on the planet–1.25 miles".
=====School Board Protests and Campaigns=====
Driggers' school district in Flagler County, Florida, faced national backlash after a sitting school board member filed a police report on district employees over the inclusion of certain pieces of literature within school libraries. The premise of the police report was that the literature in question, of which the content was primarily centered on LGBTQ+ experiences and other social issues, was too inappropriate for students. In response, Driggers helped execute a protest at the grounds of his school board which involved distributing the books in contention. During the demonstration, student protestors clashed with followers of a far-right militia group known as the Three Percenters.
In following months, Driggers led a student-led campaign to replace incumbent school board members endorsed by Governor Ron Desantis. Driggers, alongside his volunteers, engaged in a months-long endeavor to elect LGBTQ+ allies in their place through grassroots campaigning. Driggers' initiative garnered national coverage after both of its endorsed candidates prevailed on the August primary, with one winning outright and another advancing to the general election.
======2023 School Walkouts======
Driggers worked alongside fellow LGBTQ+ activist Zander Moricz to organize a state-wide school walkout on April 24th, 2023. The walkout included participants at over 300 hundred high schools within Florida. Driggers also spoke at subsequent rally at Orlando City Hall following the walkout alongside State Representative Anna Eskamani, Jack Petocz and others.
Category:2004 births
Category:American people
Category:University of Florida alumni
Category:Political activists