Really, when it comes to gay rights, theres two wars going on. The first war is political. But the culture war is over. – Dan Savage
The bullied straight kid goes home to a shoulder to cry on and support and can talk freely about his experience at school and why hes being bullied. I couldnt go home and open up to my parents. – Dan Savage
My dad was a homicide cop in the gay neighborhood in the city when gay neighborhoods were desperate, depressing, sad places run by the mob. The only gay people hed met when I came out to him were corpses. – Dan Savage
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