What's the most persistent myth about being raised by gay
parents? "That you are a child abuse victim," says Zach Wahls,
author of the new book,
My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength and What Makes a
Family.
Wahls became an internet sensation after a video of him
defending his mothers' same-sex marriage was uploaded to YouTube.
His 2011 testimony before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee has
racked up over 18 million views and led to appearances on The Daily
Show, Letterman, Ellen, and many other places.
Now comes My Two Moms, in which the 20-year-old University of
Iowa engineering student explains what it's like to grow up as a
child as the child of same-sex parents and uses the lessons he
learned as an Eagle Scout to talk about why marriage equality
should be the law of the land.
Wahls sat down with Reason.tv's Nick Gillespie to discuss why
his childhood was a lot like yours, the
mainstreaming of same-sex marriage, and Obama's "evolving"
views on the subject.
About 7 minutes.
Interview by Nick Gillespie. Camera by Jim Epstein and Joshua
Swain; edited by Swain.
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