"It was during this turbulent period that gay attorney and LGBTQ+ rights activist Jacob Reitan attended Mankato West High School in a Minnesota suburb where Walz taught social studies and coached the football team. âI did receive a fair bit of bullying,â Reitan told PRIDE. âMy house was egged, my car window was smashed in the school parking lot, gay epithets were chalked in my driveway, a brick was thrown through my dadâs office window.â Born out of his âactivist spiritâ and his desire to come out of the closet and stop the bullying, Reitan founded his schoolâs first Gay Straight Alliance in 1999 with the help of the man who is now delivering stump speeches alongside presidential hopeful Harris."
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Ariel Messman-Rucker, students share why Tim Walz being an ally to LGBTQ+ teens in the â90s meant so much", Pride, 30 August 2024
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Tim Walz
Timothy James Walz (born April 6, 1964) is an American politician, veteran, and former educator serving as the 41st governor of Minnesota since 2019. A member of the DemocraticâFarmerâLabor Party (DFL), he was Kamala Harris' running mate and the Democratic nominee for vice president in the 2024 United States presidential election.
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