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Zach Wahls spoke January 31, 2011 at a public hearing before the Iowa House of Representatives against Iowa House Joint Resolution 6 (HJR6) calling for a vote on amending the Iowa Constitution. HJR6 is in response to the Varnum v. Brien Iowa Supreme Court ruling from April 2009 allowing for same sex marriage in Iowa.

Zach is a student at the University of Iowa in Iowa City and a small business owner. [1] His three minute speech was recorded and posted on Youtube on February 1, 2011. In the first week, over one million views were recorded. [2] The speech and subsequent notoriety was reported by MSNBC, [3] [4] CBS News, [5] Des Moines Register, [6] and The Daily Iowan. [7]

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  1. ^ Diane Heldt (October 13, 2009). "UI freshman creates peer tutoring company for high school students". The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, Iowa). Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  2. ^ Dana Rudolph (February 9, 2011). "The state of marriage". Windy City Times. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  3. ^ Sarah Muller (February 3, 2011). "Exclusive: Iowa teen talks marriage ban". The Last Word Blog. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  4. ^ Jonathan Higbee (February 4, 2011). "The Kids Are All Right Pt. II: Zach Wahls on MSNBC". Instinct magazine. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  5. ^ Shira Lazar (February 4, 2011). "Zach Wahls Speaks About Family (Video Interview)". On The Scene With Shira Lazar. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  6. ^ Register Editorial (February 6, 2011). "Zach Wahls video becomes YouTube sensation". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
  7. ^ Zach Wahls (February 9, 2011). "Zach Wahls speaks about video going viral". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
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