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LGBTQ candidates run for office in small cities and rural areas

The avalanche of anti-LGBTQ laws before state legislatures this year is inspiring LGBTQ candidates to seek office. This is even happening in smaller cities and rural parts of the U.S.

Bert Johnson of the Mountain West News Bureau reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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