Doug Wardlow, LGBT rights and the gay man he allegedly bullied in high school

Ryan Durant holds a Eagan High School yearbook with a photo of Douglas Wardlow in Brooklyn Center on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. Credit: Jean Pieri, Pioneer Press

Republican attorney general candidate Doug Wardlow’s record of opposing some gay rights dates back years.

For Ryan Durant, a former high school classmate, Wardlow’s views aren’t just a question of policy. They’re personal.

Durant remembers Wardlow as a high school bully who repeatedly harassed him for being gay — and as the person who mocked him after he attempted suicide in the 10th grade. Both Durant and Wardlow attended Eagan High School and graduated in the class of 1997.

View the complete October 27 article by Ryan Faircloth on the Pioneer Press website here.