The senator-elect, one of the youngest in the state, said he’s humbled to have been elected by those in his community.

But more importantly, it is a young adults story of being reared by. Now, nearly eight years later, the 27-year-old Wahls is fresh off a victory for a seat in the Iowa State Senate, where he defeated his Libertarian opponent by more than 50 percentage points. This is an autobiographical account of a male child being raised by female gay parents. By Zach Wahls, with Bruce Littlefield Read by Kris Koscheski. On January 31, 2011, Zach Wahls addressed the Iowa House Judiciary Committee in a public forum regarding civil unions. “After all, your family doesn’t derive its sense of worth from being told by the state, ‘You’re married, congratulations.’ No, the sense of family comes from the commitment we make to each other, to work through the hard times, so that we can enjoy the good ones.” My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family. “My family really isn’t so different from yours,” Wahls, a University of Iowa student at the time, said in his speech opposing a resolution that sought to ban same-sex marriage in the state. Raised by two moms in a conservative Midwestern town, Zachs parents instilled in. I had the chance to sit down on Easter Sunday with. But more importantly, it is a young adult’s story of being reared by extraordinary parents. This is an autobiographical account of a male child being raised by female gay parents.

In his three-minute video, which garnered more than 3 million views since it was first posted, Wahls stood in front of the Iowa House of Representatives to defend his lesbian moms’ right to marry. In My Two Moms, Zach offers a stirring and brave defense of his family. Exclusive Interview: Zach Wahls Defends Our Families in His New Book, My Two Moms. Zach recently co-authored a book with Bruce Litterfield entitled, My Two Moms - Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family (Gotham Books, 2012).

Zach Wahls was 19 when he went viral on Youtube in 2011.

My Two Moms by Zach Wahls