This week is peak season for Christmas cards, and if you get one that features friends or relatives holding a sign that says “Equality for ALL Families in 2012″ or “Love Makes a Family,” you can thank Zach Wahls.
Wahls is an Eagle Scout and engineering student at the University of Iowa, who also happens to be the son of two lesbian moms. Earlier this year, he unleashed an impassioned defense of gay marriage during a public hearing on an amendment in Iowa that would have revoked the state’s residents’ right to marry someone of the same sex, which has been legal in Iowa since 2009.
His speech went viral months ago, garnering Wahls so much attention that he’s now hunkered down writing a book about his experiences called “My Two Moms.” His agent apologized on his behalf that he was too busy writing to speak with Healthland. He did, however, take some time out to craft an email pitch for MoveOn.org urging recipients to incorporate a little politics into their holiday greetings.
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