Fresh on the heels of his appearance at the Democratic National Convention, Zach Wahls sits down with Yale to talk about the current status LGBT rights, the upcoming election and why he’s campaigning for President Obama, the role of the internet and social media in shaping modern political discourse, the dangers inherent in any kind of fundamentalism, and how perceptions about same-sex marriage may be changed by Chris Kluwe and other NFL players openly speaking out in support of making it legal.
Filmed at The Haunted Bookshop of Iowa City
