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Dan Savage on Romney: That man is a homophobe
Gay activist and columnist Dan Savage said Thursday that it didn’t matter if Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney was personally anti-gay or just had anti-gay policies. “I think he is 100 percent anti-gay,” he told Current TV host John Fugelsang. “I don’t make a distinction between an honest bigot and…
LGBT activist Dan Savage debates NOM president Brian Brown
On August 15, LGBT activist and columnist Dan Savage squared off against National Organization for Marriage president Brian Brown. The two men, starkly opposed on the issue of LGBT rights, met at Savage’s home in Seattle for dinner and a hour-long debate over same sex marriage and the Bible. The…
Dan Savage calls conservative LGBT group ‘house f*ggots’ over Romney endorsement
This morning, the conservative LGBT group GOProud released their entirely expected endorsement of GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney (R-MA). Executive Director Jimmy LaSalvia stated as part of their endorsement, “The truth is that gay people are living in the disastrous failed Obama economy too,” and cited Obama’s economic record as…
Dan Savage invites NOM president Brian Brown to kitchen table debate
Weeks ago, in the wake of an incident in which comments he made prompted the walkout of several students during a high school talk (and caused Fox News host Steve Doocy to label him a “bully”), writer and activist Dan Savage was challenged to a one-on-one debate by the National…
Dan Savage to debate-seeking NOM spokesman: ‘You’re on, motherf**ker’
Writer and activist Dan Savage has said that he accepts National Organization for Marriage (NOM) spokesman Brian Brown’s challenge to a debate, according to the blog Towleroad. Brown laid down the challenge on Tuesday, incensed about a month-old video of Savage challenging a group of teen Christians’ notions on the…
Doocy: Dan Savage ‘bullying’ Christians by calling Bible ‘bullsh*t’
Fox News host Steve Doocy on Monday suggested that sex columnist Dan Savage was “bullying” Christian journalism students with a speech where he said that Bible passages about homosexuality were “bullshit.” Savage, who created the anti-bullying “It Gets Better” project, became a target for conservative websites like Fox News and…
Dan Savage ‘freaked out’ by Santorum surge
Gay activist and sex columnist Dan Savage told Mother Jones in a recent interview that he was “freaked out” by the rise of former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum. National polls have found the staunch social conservative surging ahead of longtime frontrunner Mitt Romney. In early February, he came in first…
Savage: Marriage should not be put up to a vote
Sex columnist and gay rights advocate Dan Savage said Monday that it was wrong for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to claim that same sex marriage should be voted on in a statewide referendum. “The American people are sometimes so consistently wrong when it comes to civil rights issues that…
‘Ex-gay’ pastor: Arrest Dan Savage for anti-bully campaign
A pastor who claims to be a “former homosexual” says that sex columnist Dan Savage should be arrested for his role in launching an anti-bullying campaign to help young LGBT people. In a recent interview with Americans For Truth About Homosexuality Radio Hour host Peter LaBarbera, pastor DL Foster suggested…
Dan Savage: Gay bashing is really on its last legs
Sex columnist and LGBT rights advocate Dan Savage said on Thursday that “gay bashing” was on its way out, at least politically. “The gay bashing is really on its last legs, even in the Republican Party,” he said on Current TV’s Countdown. “The old gay-bashy part of their base is…
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