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SL Letter of the Day: Big Time

last monthUnited States / Seattle : Slog

Dan Savage is on vacation this week, so please enjoy this Savage Love letter from our archives. Originally published July 5, 2007: I'm a 29-year-old married man. My wife and I are both active people (rock climbing, cycling, and kayaking) and our sex life is good. Show More Summary

Dan Savage Vs Kirsten Powers

last monthLGBT / Gay : Joe. My. God.

Dan Savage and Fox News contributor Kirsten Powers got into it today over Dan's book review this weekend in the New York Times. Hit the first link for their back-and-forth. And of course, Chris Barron felt the need to jump in with his usual style.

New York Times Prints 2,000-Word Book Review by Dan Savage

On Sunday, The New York Times granted sex columnist Dan Savage almost 2,000 words to review a book by a gay Christian. Savage decried a multitude of “acts of emotional and spiritual violence, committed in the name of Christian beliefs.” Savage isn't exactly innocent on this front. Show More Summary

Why Straddling the Fence on LGBT Issues Doesn’t Work: Andrew Marin’s Response to Dan Savage

Yesterday, I posted about a Dan Savage book review in today's New York Times that criticized the Marin Foundation. Andrew Marin's goal is to bridge the gap between the LGBT and Christian communities, but along the way, he strategically...Show More Summary

HomoQuotable - Dan Savage

last monthLGBT / Gay : Joe. My. God.

" My father was a Catholic deacon, my mother was a lay minister and I thought about becoming a priest. I was in church every Sunday for the first 15 years of my life. Now I spend my Sundays on my bike, on my snowboard or on my husband. Show More Summary

Dan Savage, Jeff Chu, and Why the Christian Church Is No Place for the LGBT Community

This weekend's edition of the New York Times Book Review has a piece by Dan Savage, talking about Jeff Chu's new book Does Jesus Really Love Me? In the book, Chu, a gay Christian, writes about how he and others like him are working to reconcile their sexuality with their faith -- and how it doesn't always work out. Show More Summary

Power List 2013: DAN SAVAGE

last monthLGBT / Gay : Out.com

Editor/Activist/Author, 48 After same-sex marriage passed in Washington State in the 2012 election, Savage and his partner, Terry Miller, were part of the ceremonial first group of couples to receive a state marriage license that December. Show More Summary

Rick Santorum Says Gay Marriage ‘Suicidal’ For Republicans, Insists GOP Won’t Evolve

Rick Santorum’s gay marriage stance was one of the most early and vociferous, prompting a retaliatory Google bombing by sex columnist Dan Savage that resulted in the former Republican presidential candidate’s “Google problem.” But Rick Santorum’s gay marriage stance hasn’t softened over the past decade, and a recent interview indicates that the GOP politician still [...]Show More Summary

Briefs: Cher Is Not Dead, A Boy Band Twitter War, and A&E Will Keep "Bates Motel" Open For Business

last monthLGBT / Gay : After Elton

Birthday shoutouts go to Taylor Kitsch (above), who is 32, Patricia Arquette is 45, and Brenda Russell is 64. Dan Savage has two questions about the death of Margaret Thatcher. In a less controversial passing, goodbye to the faboo Annette Funicello. Show More Summary

Dan Savage On Margaret Thatcher

last monthLGBT / Gay : Joe. My. God.

"I was living in London—waiting tables, seeing plays, stealing silver, pining after British boys—when Section 28 was being debated. The law prompted Ian McKellen to come out of the closet and it prompted some righteous lesbian parents...Show More Summary

Dan Savage Says Heterosexual People Should be 'Offended' Over Antigay Marriage Equality Arguments

During a recent Q&A at Southwestern University, the It Gets Better Project cofounder humorously highlighted why antigay arguments supporting DOMA and Prop 8 should be upsetting to heterosexuals. read more

Dan Savage Talks About SCOTUS and Marriage Equality: VIDEO

2 months agoLGBT / Gay : Towleroad

In a new episode of American Savage, Dan talks about arguments against marriage equality: "People are going to marry dogs, they argue, if gay people can marry, because it's just the same. I bet if I argued I'd like to...

The difference between Hilary Clinton’s and Rob Portman’s gay marriage endorsements

2 months agoOdd : Death and Taxes

"Because it's the right thing to do for all kids," tweets Dan Savage, "not just for her kid."

The Best of Slog: A Pope, Some Poop, and Slog Is Wrong About Star Trek

2 months agoUnited States / Seattle : Slog

We Have a Pope Bigot! Dominic Holden and Dan Savage have feelings about Pope Frank. You're Not In Traffic, You Are Traffic: Now that we're officially in the top ten for suck-ass commutes, and now that Seattleites are more public-transit-happy...Show More Summary

Dan Savage Helps University Drag Show Sell Out After Antigay Org Protests

When the Wisconsin Family Action organization began protesting a drag show at a local college, the Trevor Project founder stepped in to ensure its success. read more

Homophobes Raise Stink About Drag Show in Wisconsin So Dan Savage Ensures it Sells Out: VIDEO

2 months agoLGBT / Gay : Towleroad

The University of Wisconsin Fox Valley is holding a drag show tonight featuring Shangela from RuPaul's Drag Race and local homophobes are raising a major stink about it, John Becker reports. So much so that their bigotry is getting covered...

SL Letter of the Day: Tweet Tweet Tweet

2 months agoUnited States / Seattle : Slog

Could really use some @fakedansavage advice right now — Brittney Anderson (@ms_brittneylee) March 12, 2013 @ms_brittneylee Hit me, Ms. B. — Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) March 12, 2013 @fakedansavage It's a complicated story for Twitter, but i can either have a fling with a shitty guy or go back to my exboyfriend. Show More Summary

Oscar Fallout, the Case of the Missing Mustache, and Other Delights

3 months agoUnited States / Seattle : Slog

Booksellers at Queen Anne Book Company prepare to stock their shelves in this photo by Kelly O. Go visit the brand-new QABC this weekend! Click the picture for more details. Last weekend, Dan Savage called for an assault weapons ban on the ballot. Show More Summary

SL Letter of the Day: Sometimes You Just Have to Step Back

3 months agoUnited States / Seattle : Slog

This one arrived via snail mail... Dear Dan Savage, This letter is about your slutty paper Now. I have been living in Toronto since 1975 and I know whats going on with people in this society. I will be honest and tell you I am a German bombshell, and had an offer for the centerfold of Playboy when I was 21 but turned it down. Show More Summary

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