Zach Wahls—the darling ally of the LGBT movement thanks to his activism on behalf of his moms in Iowa—easily out-shined the big-name stars in attendance as a presenter at GLAAD's Media Awards in New York over the weekend. Watch Zach's touching speech peppered with moments of comedy, after the jump!

Garnering gay eyeballs to its telecast has just been made 89 percent more effective thanks to the Academy Awards' just-announced decision to include the cast of Bridesmaids as Oscar presenters!