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In May 2012, he led a group of advocates for LGBT causes in lobbying Congress in support of several pieces of legislation, including the Healthy Families Act, which would allow same-sex partners the same hospital visitation rights as married different-sex couples, and met with Iowa Sen. [[Chuck Grassley]].<ref>{{cite news|work=[[National Journal]]|url= http://www.nationaljournal.com/thenextamerica/culture/activist-with-2-moms-hits-hill-for-gay-rights-20120530|first= Julia |last=Edwards|title=Activist With 2 Moms Hits Hill for Gay Rights|date=May 30, 2012|access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref> |
In May 2012, he led a group of advocates for LGBT causes in lobbying Congress in support of several pieces of legislation, including the Healthy Families Act, which would allow same-sex partners the same hospital visitation rights as married different-sex couples, and met with Iowa Sen. [[Chuck Grassley]].<ref>{{cite news|work=[[National Journal]]|url= http://www.nationaljournal.com/thenextamerica/culture/activist-with-2-moms-hits-hill-for-gay-rights-20120530|first= Julia |last=Edwards|title=Activist With 2 Moms Hits Hill for Gay Rights|date=May 30, 2012|access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref> |
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An [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]], Wahls targeted the [[Boy Scouts of America]]'s (BSA) ban on gays and lesbians as scout leaders. On May 30, 2012, at the Boy Scouts' National Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, wearing his Boy Scout uniform, he delivered petitions with 275,000 signatures in support of equality in scouts. Jennifer Tyrrell, from [[Bridgeport, Ohio]], who was forced to resign as a den mother because she is a lesbian, then met with two of the organization's board members. He told [[MSNBC]]'s [[Thomas Roberts (news anchor)|Thomas Roberts]] that the signatures included many current and former scouts and scout leaders because "there is tremendous support within the boy scout movement already to change this policy and bring it up to date in the 21st century." He reported that his own mothers had no problem when they participated in his boy scout activities,<ref>{{cite news|work=[[HuffPost]]|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/zach-wahls-boy-scouts-jennifer-tyrrell-lesbian-den-mom_n_1556395.html|title=Zach Wahls, Kat Graham Petition Boy Scouts Of America On Ousted Lesbian Den Mom's Behalf|date= May 30, 2012|access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work= [[Chicago Tribune]]|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-scouts-petitionbre84t1kv-20120530,0,4712929.story |first=Barbara |last=Liston|title=Scout challenges anti-gay policy of Boy Scouts of America|date=May 30, 2012|access-date=June 1, 2012}}</ref> and even when one of his mothers became a den mother and the other served as interim pack leader.<ref name=martin /> In June, as co-founder of the initiative, he launched [[Scouts for Equality]] to lobby for a change in the BSA's policies.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-boy-scouts-gay-resolution-20120607,0,2723748.story |first=Laura J. |last=Nelson|title=Eagle Scouts to pressure Boy Scouts' ban on gay members, leaders|date=June 7, 2012|access-date=June 8, 2012}} |
An [[Eagle Scout (Boy Scouts of America)|Eagle Scout]], Wahls targeted the [[Boy Scouts of America]]'s (BSA) ban on gays and lesbians as scout leaders. On May 30, 2012, at the Boy Scouts' National Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, wearing his Boy Scout uniform, he delivered petitions with 275,000 signatures in support of equality in scouts. Jennifer Tyrrell, from [[Bridgeport, Ohio]], who was forced to resign as a den mother because she is a lesbian, then met with two of the organization's board members. He told [[MSNBC]]'s [[Thomas Roberts (news anchor)|Thomas Roberts]] that the signatures included many current and former scouts and scout leaders because "there is tremendous support within the boy scout movement already to change this policy and bring it up to date in the 21st century." He reported that his own mothers had no problem when they participated in his boy scout activities,<ref>{{cite news|work=[[HuffPost]]|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/30/zach-wahls-boy-scouts-jennifer-tyrrell-lesbian-den-mom_n_1556395.html|title=Zach Wahls, Kat Graham Petition Boy Scouts Of America On Ousted Lesbian Den Mom's Behalf|date= May 30, 2012|access-date=May 30, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work= [[Chicago Tribune]]|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-usa-scouts-petitionbre84t1kv-20120530,0,4712929.story |first=Barbara |last=Liston|title=Scout challenges anti-gay policy of Boy Scouts of America|date=May 30, 2012|access-date=June 1, 2012}}</ref> and even when one of his mothers became a den mother and the other served as interim pack leader.<ref name=martin /> In June, as co-founder of the initiative, he launched [[Scouts for Equality]] to lobby for a change in the BSA's policies.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/news/nation/nationnow/la-na-nn-boy-scouts-gay-resolution-20120607,0,2723748.story |first=Laura J. |last=Nelson|title=Eagle Scouts to pressure Boy Scouts' ban on gay members, leaders|date=June 7, 2012|access-date=June 8, 2012}}</ref> |
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In September, Wahls delivered a speech at the [[2012 Democratic National Convention]] in which he thanked President Obama for "put[ting] his political future on the line" in supporting same-sex marriage.<ref>{{cite news|last=Henderson|first=O. Kay|title=Iowan, at convention: 'Mr. Romney, my family is just as real as yours'|url=http://www.radioiowa.com/2012/09/06/iowan-at-convention-mr-romney-my-family-is-just-as-real-as-yours-audio/|access-date=September 7, 2012|work=Radio Iowa|date=September 6, 2012}}</ref> |
In September, Wahls delivered a speech at the [[2012 Democratic National Convention]] in which he thanked President Obama for "put[ting] his political future on the line" in supporting same-sex marriage.<ref>{{cite news|last=Henderson|first=O. Kay|title=Iowan, at convention: 'Mr. Romney, my family is just as real as yours'|url=http://www.radioiowa.com/2012/09/06/iowan-at-convention-mr-romney-my-family-is-just-as-real-as-yours-audio/|access-date=September 7, 2012|work=Radio Iowa|date=September 6, 2012}}</ref> |
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