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In the mid-’90s, it was #Walz who offered to be the first faculty adviser to the newly formed #gay-straight alliance.
“The fact that he took on that role while also being the #FootballCoach was so important,” says Jacob Reitan, who was the first openly gay student at #Mankato West. “He set an example not just for #LGTBQ students but for football players in the locker room at a time where gay people were not well understood. He made the school a #safe place for everybody.”