My two moms : lessons of love, strength, and what makes a family
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1 online resource (1 audio file (6hr., 30 min.)) : digital.
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access - Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [United States] : Tantor Media, Inc., 2012.
- Distributor: Made available through hoopla
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Restrictions on Access Note: | Digital content provided by hoopla. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Kris Koscheski. |
Summary, etc.: | On January 31, 2011, Zach Wahls addressed the Iowa House Judiciary Committee in a public forum regarding civil unions. The nineteen-year-old son of a same-sex couple, Wahls proudly proclaimed, "The sexual orientation of my parents has had zero effect on the content of my character." Hours later, his speech was posted on YouTube, where it went viral, quickly receiving more than two million views. By the end of the week, everyone knew his name and wanted to hear more from the boy with two moms.Same-sex marriage will be a major-possibly the defining-issue in next year's election cycle, and Wahls speaks to that, but also to a broader issue. Sure, he's handsome and athletic, an environmental engineering student, and an Eagle Scout. Yet, growing up with two moms, he knows what it's like to feel different and to fear being made fun of or worse. In the inspirational spirit of It Gets Better edited by Dan Savage and Terry Miller, My Two Moms also delivers a reassuring message to same-sex couples, their kids, and anyone who's ever felt like an outsider: "You are not alone." |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Wahls, Zach Children of gay parents United States Lesbian mothers United States Same-sex marriage United States Gay rights United States |
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