A 13-year-old teen used his Bar Mitzvah
speech to advocate for a proposed referendum which seeks to legalize
gay marriage in Oregon.
Duncan McAlpine Sennett made his
argument in a five-minute talk at the Congregation Beth Israel in
Portland, Oregon.
“The definition of traditional
marriage has changed a lot since the days of the Torah, so why can't
it change just a little bit more so everybody can marry who they
love?” Sennett rhetorically asked his guests.
A video of Sennett's speech went viral
after openly gay actor Alan Cumming (The Good Wife) – who
married last year in New York – shared it with his followers on
Twitter. (The video is embedded on this page. Visit
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“Duncan McAlpine Sennett!” Cumming
messaged. “You are an inspiration to us all. And surely mostly
Scottish with that name? Bravo.”