Zach Wahls: Mr. Romney, My Family Is As Real As Yours

The 20-year-old Iowan defended his two moms from Mitt Romney's narrow definition of family in a DNC speech.

Activist Zach Wahls addressed the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, remembering watching the 2004 Republican National Convention.

"I remember politicians talking about protecting marriage from families like mine," he recalled. "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?"

Wahls, a 20-year-old student, became an overnight sensation shortly after addressing Iowa lawmakers, seeking to limit marriage equality rights for same-sex couples like his two mothers Jackie and Terry. Wahls said that Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney continue the rhetoric.

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