Dan Savage(I)
- Producer
- Actor
- Writer
Dan Savage is a writer, TV personality, and activist best known for his
political and social commentary, as well as his honest approach to sex,
love and relationships.
Savage's sex advice column, "Savage Love," is syndicated in newspapers
and websites throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. He
is the Editorial Director of The Stranger, Seattle's weekly alternative
newspaper, and his writing has appeared in publications including The
New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, GQ, Rolling Stone, The
Onion, and on Salon.com.
Savage is also the author of several books, including: Savage Love; The
Kid: What Happened When My Boyfriend and I Decided to Get Pregnant (PEN
West Award for Creative Nonfiction, Lambda Literary Award for
Nonfiction); Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the
Pursuit of Happiness in America; and The Commitment: Love, Sex,
Marriage and My Family. In his latest bestselling book American Savage,
Dan shares his insights on topics ranging from marriage, parenting and
the gay agenda to the Catholic Church and sex education. It's Dan's
frank and open discussions on such topics that had Publisher's Weekly
rave why he is, "America's most in-your-face sex columnist and gay
rights activist."
In addition to his appearances on CNN, MSNBC, and The Colbert Report,
Savage is a contributor to Ira Glass's This American Life, and has
appeared on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, HBO's Real Time with Bill
Maher, and ABC's 20/20. Savage is a frequent and popular speaker on
college campuses across the United States and Canada.
In September 2010, Savage created a YouTube video with his husband
Terry Miller to inspire hope for LGBT young people facing harassment.
In response to a number of students taking their own lives, Savage and
Miller wanted to create a personal message to let LGBT youth know that
"it gets better". Today, the It Gets Better Project has become a global movement, inspiring more
than 50,000 It Gets Better videos viewed over 50 million times. The It
Gets Better book, co-edited by Savage and Miller, was published in
March 2011, and an MTV documentary special, It Gets Better, aired in
February 2012.
Dan Savage grew up in Chicago and now lives in Seattle, Washington with
his husband Terry Miller and their son, DJ.
political and social commentary, as well as his honest approach to sex,
love and relationships.
Savage's sex advice column, "Savage Love," is syndicated in newspapers
and websites throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Asia. He
is the Editorial Director of The Stranger, Seattle's weekly alternative
newspaper, and his writing has appeared in publications including The
New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, GQ, Rolling Stone, The
Onion, and on Salon.com.
Savage is also the author of several books, including: Savage Love; The
Kid: What Happened When My Boyfriend and I Decided to Get Pregnant (PEN
West Award for Creative Nonfiction, Lambda Literary Award for
Nonfiction); Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the
Pursuit of Happiness in America; and The Commitment: Love, Sex,
Marriage and My Family. In his latest bestselling book American Savage,
Dan shares his insights on topics ranging from marriage, parenting and
the gay agenda to the Catholic Church and sex education. It's Dan's
frank and open discussions on such topics that had Publisher's Weekly
rave why he is, "America's most in-your-face sex columnist and gay
rights activist."
In addition to his appearances on CNN, MSNBC, and The Colbert Report,
Savage is a contributor to Ira Glass's This American Life, and has
appeared on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross, HBO's Real Time with Bill
Maher, and ABC's 20/20. Savage is a frequent and popular speaker on
college campuses across the United States and Canada.
In September 2010, Savage created a YouTube video with his husband
Terry Miller to inspire hope for LGBT young people facing harassment.
In response to a number of students taking their own lives, Savage and
Miller wanted to create a personal message to let LGBT youth know that
"it gets better". Today, the It Gets Better Project has become a global movement, inspiring more
than 50,000 It Gets Better videos viewed over 50 million times. The It
Gets Better book, co-edited by Savage and Miller, was published in
March 2011, and an MTV documentary special, It Gets Better, aired in
February 2012.
Dan Savage grew up in Chicago and now lives in Seattle, Washington with
his husband Terry Miller and their son, DJ.