If you are
unfamiliar with Zach Wahls, he is a young man who became a YouTube sensation
with this video. He is scheduled to speak at the University of North Texas this coming Tuesday.
Remarks
provided by Sacramento
Bee and below.
I'm
a sixth-generation Iowan, an Eagle Scout, and I was raised by my two moms,
Jackie and Terry.
People
want to know what it's like having lesbian parents. I'll let you in on a
secret: I'm awesome at putting the seat down. Otherwise, we're like any other
family. We eat dinner, we go to church, we have chores. But some people don't
see it that way. When I was 12, watching the 2004 Republican convention, I
remember politicians talking about protecting marriage from families like mine.
Now,
supporting a view of marriage as between a man and woman isn't radical. For
many people, it's a matter of faith. We respect that. Watching that convention
on TV, though I felt confused, frustrated. Why didn't they think my family was
a real family?
Governor
Romney says he's against same-sex marriage because every child deserves a
mother and a father. I think every child deserves a family as loving and
committed as mine. Because the sense of family comes from the commitment we
make to each other to work through the hard times so we can enjoy the good
ones. It comes from the love that binds us; that's what makes a family. Mr.
Romney, my family is just as real as yours.
President
Obama understands that. He supports my moms' marriage. President Obama put his
political future on the line to do what was right. Without his leadership, we
wouldn't be here. President Obama is fighting for our families... all of our
families. He has our backs. We have his.
No comments:
Post a Comment