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‘I knew who I could go to’: How Tim Walz gave his queer high school students a refuge

By Alex Woodward,

1 day ago

Before he was Kamala Harris’s running mate, the Minnesota governor was a geography teacher, coach and faculty adviser for a gay-straight alliance at Mankato West High School. His former students tell

Alex Woodward about their unlikely ally, and why dozens are now campaigning for him

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