{"id":8494,"date":"2012-10-11T15:43:26","date_gmt":"2012-10-11T21:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=8494"},"modified":"2012-10-11T15:50:08","modified_gmt":"2012-10-11T21:50:08","slug":"viral-video-star-comes-to-uccs-in-honor-of-national-coming-out-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/?p=8494","title":{"rendered":"Viral video star comes to UCCS in honor of National Coming Out Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Viral video star and author Zach Wahls will speak at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at Caf\u00e9 65\u00a0 in honor of National Coming Out Day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/My-Two-moms-2.jpeg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-8495\" title=\"My-Two-moms-2\" src=\"http:\/\/communique.uccs.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/My-Two-moms-2-199x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Whals will speak about his experience being raised by two lesbian mothers and about\u00a0addressing the Iowa House Judiciary Committee in opposition to constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in Iowa.<\/p>\n<p>Wahls became famous after a video of his testimony was posted on YouTube and gained more than 2 million views in the first week and became the most-watched political video for 2011.<\/p>\n<p>In April 2012, Wahls published his first book &#8220;My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more about Wahls, visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zachwahls.com\">http:\/\/www.zachwahls.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Free parking will be available in lots 3 and 4. For more information about the Colorado Center for Policy Studies, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/~ccps\">http:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/~ccps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This guest lecture was made possible by support from the Office of Student Activities. For more information about UCCS student activities, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/osa\">http:\/\/www.uccs.edu\/osa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Wahls\u2019s of address to the Iowa House Judiciary Committee can be seen below:<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"740\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yMLZO-sObzQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Viral video star and author Zach Wahls will speak at 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at Caf\u00e9 65\u00a0 in honor of National Coming Out Day. 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