Son of Two Moms Shares His Story with FSU

 

                       Son of Two Moms Shares His Story with FSU

                              

  By:  Neil Ralph

 

              LGBT activist   Zach Wahls came to FSU this past Monday night. He started by sharing  he was conceived using artificial insemination in 1991 to his mother Terry Wahls. Terry met Zach’s other mom Jackie in 1995 and they signed a commitment agreement in 1996 and they were wed in 2009 following the same-sex marriage law passed in the state of Iowa. Wahls was not considered a full-fledged LGBT activist until he came to full public attention when he addressed the Iowa House Judiciary Committee in early 2011. Within two weeks, a video of his testimony hit over a million views on YouTube. After over a year of being posted, the video of his testimony reach 15 million views. He ends the testimony with saying “the sexual orientation of my parents has zero effect on my content of character.”

                                 For having two gay moms, Wahls is no different from your average 21-year old man. “At home, we go to church and on vacations, but we do have our struggles like any other family,” Wahls says. He mentioned his mother Terry was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2000. Wahls’ novel My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength and What Makes a Family  was published last April and is available in a book store near you.