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==Dan Savage, United States of America==
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Dan Savage is a writer known for his political and social commentary, as well as his honest approach to sex, love, and relationships.
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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, GQ, Rolling Stone, The Onion,'' and on Salon.com.
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==Birth - Death==
  
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Savage is the author of several books, including: ''Savage Love; The Kid: What Happened When My Boyfriend and I Decided to Get Pregnant; Skipping Towards Gomorrah; The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America;'' and ''The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage and My Family''.
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In September 2010, Savage created a YouTube video with his husband, Terry Miller, to inspire hope for LGBT young people facing harassment in schools.  In response to a number of students taking their own lives, Savage and Miller created a personal way for supporters everywhere to tell LGBT youth that "it gets better".  Today, the ''It Gets Better'' Project has become a global movement, inspiring more than 40,000 videos views over 50 million times.  The ''It Gets Better'' book, co-edited by Savage and Miller, was published in 2011, and an MTV special aired in February 2012.
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==Occupation==
  
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Savage's latest project is his television series for MTV, Savage U.  Cameras follow Savage and his producer, Lauren Hutchinson, as they travel to college campuses across the country, taking students' questions and offering a crash course on relationships, responsibility, sex, love, and life.
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==Description==
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Activist, media pundit, journalist, author.  Co-Founder, along with his husband Terry Miller, of 'It Gets Better' Project, designed to discourage gay teen suicide by spreading the message that life gets better.  Writes the internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column Savage Love, and has authored several books on related topics. He is the star of Savage U on the MTV television network.  Bonham Centre Award Winner (2013).
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==See Also==
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* [[Media Experts in the LGBTQ Community]]
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==Further Research/Reading==
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* http://www.savagelovecast.com/
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* http://www.youtube.com/user/dansavage
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* http://www.thisamericanlife.org/contributors/dan-savage
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Latest revision as of 11:42, 29 October 2024

Dan Savage

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1964 -

Occupation

Activist

Description

Activist, media pundit, journalist, author. Co-Founder, along with his husband Terry Miller, of 'It Gets Better' Project, designed to discourage gay teen suicide by spreading the message that life gets better. Writes the internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column Savage Love, and has authored several books on related topics. He is the star of Savage U on the MTV television network. Bonham Centre Award Winner (2013).

See Also

Further Research/Reading


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