Below is an article written by Steven Hoffer who writes for AOLnews.com . Directly below that is the related YouTube clip of Zach Wahls. Zach is a product of artificial insemination and was raised by two lesbians. There seems to be an increasing distance between Zach's generation and the generation that overwhelmingly approved a resolution to propose a constitutional amendment to ban same sex marriages in Iowa. If I'm understanding this correctly, the Iowa House of Representatives have now placed it in the hands of the people of Iowa as to whether or not their state will sanction gay marriage. After reading and watching the video I'd love to hear your reaction.
Zach Wahls' Iowa Speech for Gay Marriage Goes Viral
The Iowa House of Representatives approved a resolution on Tuesday that proposes a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in the state.
Hundreds of people packed the Iowa State House to debate the issue -- known as House Joint Resolution 6 -- which passed by a 62-37 vote.
One of the individuals who spoke was Zach Wahls, a University of Iowa engineering student and the child of a same-sex couple. His three-minute speech against the resolution is going viral across the Internet, much like Fort Worth, Texas, City Councilman Joel Burns' "It Gets Better" speech did during October.
During his statement, the 19-year-old equates his family to any other in Iowa and mentions that he owns a small business, is an Eagle Scout and scored in the 99th percentile on the ACT college aptitude test, and he even manages to not so subtly tell the House chairman that he'd be "very proud" to have a son like himself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSQQK2Vuf9Q&feature=topvideos
