A resounding testament to individuality and the power of family in all forms from the young man who “lit up the Internet” (Ellen DeGeneres)

On January 31, 2011, Zach Wahls addressed the IowaHouse Judiciary Committeein a public forum regarding full marriage equality. The nineteen-year-old son of a same-sex couple, Wahls proudly proclaimed, “The sexual orientation of my parents has had zero effect on the content of my character.” Hours later, his speech was posted on YouTube, where it went viral, quickly receiving more than two million views. By the end of the week, everyone knew his name and wanted to hear more from the boy with two moms.

Same-sex marriage will be a major—possibly the defining—issue in this year’s election cycle, and Wahls speaks to that, but also to a broader issue. Sure, he’s handsome and athletic, an environmental engineering student, and an Eagle Scout. Yet, growing up with two moms, he knows what it’s like to feel different and to fear being made fun of or worse. In the inspirational spirit of It Gets Better edited by Dan Savage and Terry Miller, My Two Moms also delivers a reassuring message to same-sex couples, their kids, and anyone who’s ever felt like an outsider: “You are not alone.”

查克‧華茲（Zach Wahls）

作家、演說家、公民權倡議者、創業家、綠灣包裝工隊球迷，以及第六代愛荷華人。他是愛荷華城市教學（Iowa City Learns）的創辦人，提供教學服務、提升學生的課業成就，目前也是東愛荷華再生能源（Eastern Iowa Renewable Energy Coalition）的財務長──是他自行創業的一家太陽能項目融資公司。他的文章刊載於《野獸日報》（The Daily Beast）、《狄蒙紀錄報》（The Des Moines Register）及《愛荷華人日報》（The Daily Iowan），而在愛荷華司法委員會的演講──關於他和兩個媽媽的生活、成長過程，獲得2011年YouTube政治類影片中最高點閱率。作者現居於愛荷華市。

布魯斯‧利特菲爾（Bruce Littlefield）

暢銷作家，也是一名記者，作品常見於《紐約時報》（New York Times）

、《人物雜誌》（People）、《芝加哥論壇報》（The Chicago Tribune）及其他出版品。現居於紐約。