Ultimately life is disease, death and oblivion. It's still better than high school. Dan Savage deathdiseasehigh Change image and share on social
Women can go on marrying and pretending that their boyfriends and husbands are Mr. Darcy or some RomCom dream man. But where's that going to get 'em? Besides divorce court? Dan Savage boyfriendcourtdarcy Change image and share on social
The successes of the LGBT civil rights movement and the more prominent role openly gay people are playing in the public eye has actually turned up the temperature in middle schools and high schools for queer kids. Dan Savage civileyegay share on social
I think the best thing for you to do is just live your life. Live a life that's worth living, one where you do what you want to do, pursue your passions. That way, if you meet someone, they'll be joining a life that's already really good. Dan Savage goodjoinlife share on social
When I was a kid, and I was odd, the default assumption was that I was odd, not that I was gay. Now when a kid is odd in a Greensburg, gay or straight, the default assumption is gay. Dan Savage assumptiondefaultgay Change image and share on social
I got picked on a lot, even by teachers too. I liked to listen to musicals and bake, and my homeroom teacher found out and mocked me in front of the whole class for baking. Dan Savage bakeclassfind Change image and share on social
When you're young and queer and closeted, you can end up in this place where you regard your straight peers as the enemy. Dan Savage closetendenemy Change image and share on social
School is very conformist, and one of the very first conforming that goes on in preschool and kindergarten is gender. Dan Savage conformconformistgender Change image and share on social
Actual gay people can make many others feel uncomfortable and paranoid because they don't know and can't articulate what makes a person gay, and they worry that maybe they themselves are gay. Dan Savage actualarticulatefeel Change image and share on social
