I wouldn't say that holidays are manufactured by corporations, but they're certainly exploited and mined by them. Dan Savage corporationexploitholiday Change image and share on social
Books are magic: you never know where they're going to end up. Dan Savage bookendmagic 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
To be gay is nothing to be proud of. It's in how you are gay that you have something to be proud of, considering the obstacles placed in your path if you are gay. Dan Savage gayobstaclepath Change image and share on social
But it doesn't matter what you're doing, it matters how you're doing it. Dan Savage matter 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
There are so many people out there with less shame talking about their problems. Dan Savage peopleproblemshame 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
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
Straight couples don't have to be monogamous to be married or married to be monogamous. Monogamy no more defines marriage than the presence of children does. Monogamy isn't compulsory and its absence doesn't invalidate a marriage. Dan Savage absencechildcompulsory share on social