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Dismantle, from a feminist perspective, all forms of oppression, including but not limited to those based on ability, age, class, ethnicity, gender, race, and sexual orientation.
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Friday, February 10, 2012

Standing up for what you Believe in

This is a video of 19 year old Zach Wahls, a University of Iowa student speaking at a public forum in the Iowa House of Representatives about gay marriage. Wahls came to oppose legislation that would ban civil unions in the state of Iowa, and he did an awesome job to say the least. Take a look:




I have so much respect for Wahls because I know that it had to have taken a lot of courage to stand up in front of the whole Iowa House of Representatives. For such a young person he has a lot of wisdom that I think we can all learn something from him.
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  1. AnonymousFebruary 24, 2012 at 11:48 AM

    WOW...he is an amazing and compelling speaker!

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