In many respects, Missouri state Rep. Zach Wyatt (R) fits the profile of a typical Republican. He extols the virtues of low taxes and fiscal conservatism. He has cast votes to place restrictions on abortions, require voter identification and mandate drug testing for welfare recipients. He describes himself as a “big Mitt Romney supporter.” But on Wednesday, Wyatt became the country’s only openly gay Republican state lawmaker when he came out during a press conference in Jefferson City, Mo.
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