Zach Wahls stood up for marriage equality in Iowa

愛荷華州的 Zach Wahls 挺身捍衛婚姻平權

when he delivered a powerful speech

當時在立院的他

in front of the legislature.

一席精彩演講贏得滿堂采

>> For the next two hours

接下來的兩個小時

I'm sure we're going to hear

我很確定

plenty of testimony about how damaging

我們會聽到許多證詞

having gay parents is on kids,

指控同志父母會對小孩帶來不良影響

but in my nineteen years, not once

但在我 19 年的生命當中

have I ever been confronted by an individual

從來沒有任何人質疑過我的品行

who realized independently

這些人自己發現

that I was raised by a gay couple.

我是由同志父母撫養長大的

And do you know why?

你知道為什麼嗎？

Because the sexual orientation of my parents

因為我雙親的性傾向

has had zero effect

對我個人的品格

on the content of my character.

沒有絲毫一點影響

Thank you very much.

謝謝大家

>> His testimony went viral

這席證詞的影片，在網路上快速延燒

with millions of hits

點擊率達到數百萬

and landed him in the media spotlight.

讓他成為鎂光燈的焦點

>> To find myself kind of

我發覺到

at the center of all this attention

自己非常受到關注

was a very...

真的很...

It was a little unnerving, um, at first,

一開始有些可怕

but after I calmed down

但當我冷靜下來後

I was immediately aware

我立刻發現到

of the power, really, of the story.

因為這是我個人真實的故事，力量才會這麼大

>> To further the impact of his story,

為了延續這股影響力

Zach is now releasing a book about

Zach 現在出版了一本書

growing up with lesbian parents called

內容講述的是，兩位女同性戀母親撫養他長大的過程

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

標題為：《我有兩個媽：愛與力量成就一個家》

>> I write very intimately

我採取非常私人的筆觸

about some of the struggles

書寫的是....

that my family went through,

我們一家人歷經的磨難

the challenges my moms faced,

我兩位母親面臨的諸多挑戰

and how we all grew from that.

以及我們如何從中學習成長

My parents may have been gay,

我母親或許是同志

but they weren't 'my gay moms'.

但我不會稱她們為「我的同志媽媽」

They were my moms.

他們就是我媽媽

My hope for the book above all else

我希望這本書

is to really show people,

能讓大家理解到...

that this is just a portrait of another American family

我們是很平常的美國家庭

that's just as valid as any other American family.

和一般家庭沒兩樣

We eat dinner around a table.

我們圍著餐桌吃晚飯

We watch NFL games

觀看超級盃比賽轉播

and cheer for the Packers.

為 Packers 球隊加油喝采

And so this, you know, notion

所以...

that there's something radical

若有人說，同志撫養小孩

or scary, or dangerous about gay people raising kids is...

非常激進、可怕，甚至危險

You know it's really laughable

這真的是很可笑

if you sit down and you think about it.

若你靜下心來仔細想想

It turns out that the operative word in

你會發現「同志父母」裡頭

'gay parents' is not 'gay' but 'parents'.

重要的不是「同志」，而是「父母」

What's important when you're raising kids

真正重要的是，撫養小孩時

is whether or not your parent or parents

擔任父母的人

are willing to put in the blood, sweat, toil and tears

能否不辭辛勞、付出一切

or the time and the resources

投入時間與資源

and the effort that it takes

付出心力

to shape these little hellions

將這些小壞蛋

into well-adjusted young adults.

調教成彬彬君子

My hope with the book is

我希望這本書

to paint a portrait of a family

能平實地描繪出...

led by a gay couple

同志雙親的家庭生活

and to really try to examine what that looks like.

讓大家一探究竟

People who are, maybe,

或許，這麼一來

on the other side might be surprised

反對婚姻平權的人，會對眼前所見一切

by what they see.

感到無比驚訝

Love makes a family.

愛，成就一個家