When I was in high school I got involved in the fringe theater scene in Chicago, and I met some openly gay people. I could see that it got better, that they were happy and loved and supported. I saw with my own eyes that it got better. Dan Savage chicagoeyefringe share on social
I'm allergic to dogs, so I couldn't even adopt what gay men typically adopt when they have that maternal gene. Dan Savage adoptallergicdog Change image and share on social
The cultural expectation should be if there's infidelity, the marriage is more important than fidelity. Dan Savage culturalexpectationfidelity Change image and share on social
I didn't want kids to think that to be happy, they had to be famous or rich or live in the big city. Dan Savage bigcityfamous Change image and 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
Ultimately life is disease, death and oblivion. It's still better than high school. Dan Savage deathdiseasehigh Change image and share on social
The Bible is a radically pro-slavery document. Slave owners waved Bibles over their heads in the Civil War and justified it. Dan Savage biblecivildocument Change image and share on social
A lot of kids are bullied because of their sexual identity or expression. It's often the effeminate boys and the masculine girls, the ones who violate gender norms and expectations, who get bullied. Dan Savage boybullyeffeminate Change image and share on social
