Those students knew Walz as a person who would stand up for others no matter their sexual orientation, even when they faced hostility elsewhere. A quarter-century ago, such acceptance and understanding were far from common. Walz and his wife Gwen offered that unequivocally.
On that first morning, Walz told the class that theirs was a safe place for gay students. Reitan was stunned. He had never heard a teacher stand up and say anything about gay issues. 'My heart was beating out of my chest,' Reitan recalled this week.
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