Show Notes
This week, I got the chance to interview Representative Kameron Nelson. Kameron made history by being the first openly gay man elected to the South Dakota state legislature. In this interview we talked about what it was like growing up gay in a rural setting, what people can do to get involved politically to make their communities more inclusive, and why it is important for millennials and younger to be involved in politics.
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