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Ed Smart, father of Elizabeth Smart: "There is no cure" for being gay

Elizabeth Smart's father says there's something he has to talk about – 17 years after his daughter's kidnapping and miraculous rescue. Ed Smart is revealing how he struggled to come out as gay in his first network television interview about his sexuality. The 64-year-old, who was married to his former wife, Lois, for 34 years, told "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King how difficult it was to reconcile his faith with his feelings.
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