“A huge part of what animates homophobia among young people is paranoia and fear of their own capacity to be gay themselves.”
— Dan Savage
Author: Dan Savage
Category: fear
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The Bible is a radically pro-slavery document.
“The Bible is a radically pro-slavery document. Slave owners waved Bibles over their heads in the Civil War and justified it.”
— Dan Savage
Author: Dan Savage
Category: war
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The only way to get gay issues
“The only way to get gay issues off the front pages of Canadian newspapers is to grant gay and lesbian people our full civil equality and leave it alone.”
— Dan Savage
Author: Dan Savage
Category: equality
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I got picked on a lot, even
“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
Author: Dan Savage
Category: teacher
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