Preaching to the choir actually arms the choir with arguments and elevates the choir's discourse. There's a reason the right does it and does it well and triumphs. Dan Savage argumentarmchoir Change image and share on social
I don't think it's the responsibility of gays and lesbians to reinvent the family. Dan Savage familygaylesbian Change image and share on social
A lot of people are living their lives online in much more public ways with Facebook and Twitter. Dan Savage facebooklivelot Change image and share on social
Children have a right to some stability and constancy from the adults in their lives. Dan Savage adultchildconstancy Change image and share on social
I don't write about my life in my column. Dan Savage columnlifewrite Change image and share on social
It's going to take generations of gay people marrying before these things start to feel natural. We haven't had it long enough to remake it as our own, so it does feel like you're getting dressed up in straight drag to do it. Dan Savage dragdressfeel share on social
In an open adoption agreement, you agree to a minimum number of visits - a floor, not a ceiling. It's enforceable. Dan Savage adoptionagreeagreement Change image and share on social
Christmas can have a real melancholy aspect, 'cause it packages itself as this idea of perfect family cohesion and love, and you're always going to come up short when you measure your personal life against the idealized personal lives that are constantly thrust in our faces, primarily by TV commercials. Dan Savage aspectchristmascohesion share on social
I treat people who write me the way my friends and I all treat each other when we go to each other for advice, which is sometimes with supreme cruelty. Dan Savage advicecrueltyfriend Change image and share on social
Like it or not children are being raised by gay and lesbian parents all over America - as many as 10 million children. And it does nothing to make their lives more stable and secure to attack their families, to attack their parents to prevent us from marrying each other. Dan Savage americaattackchild share on social