Really, when it comes to gay rights, there's two wars going on. The first war is political. But the culture war is over. Dan Savage culturegaypolitical Change image and share on social
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
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
Sometimes I talk to religious people about my column or what I do, and I ask them to, you know, read 20 or 30 of them and then come tell me that the message at the heart of every column isn't, 'Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.' In every possible sense. Dan Savage columnheartmessage share on social
The only way to get gay issues off the front pages of Canadian newspapers is to grant gay and lesbian people our full civil equality and leave it alone. Dan Savage canadiancivilequality 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
To be a straight person and discover you're infertile is almost like discovering you're not a straight person. Dan Savage discoverinfertileperson 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 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'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