My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family

Wahls, Zach

ISBN 10: 1592407137 / ISBN 13: 9781592407132

Published by Gotham Books, 2012

About this Item

Signed by the author, with a brief inscription to a named individual, on the half-title page. Clean, with no owners' marks; the hard cover and dust jacket show mild edgewear, otherwise excellent.; Signed by Author.

Seller Inventory # 052951

Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family
• Publisher: Gotham Books
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1592407137
• ISBN 13: 9781592407132
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Printing.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Queer Studies

About this title

Synopsis

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 Iowa House Judiciary Committee in 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.”

About the Author

Zach Wahls is a twenty-year-old engineering student at the University of Iowa. He lives in Iowa City, Iowa.

Bruce Littlefield is a bestselling author and journalist whose work has appeared in The New York Times, People, and the Chicago Tribune, among other publications. He lives in New York City.