Slog - Comments on Speaking Gigs http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs This is why I go speak at colleges... I'm a student at Western Washington University. I was at your Savage Love talk on this past Wednesday and I must say it was one of the most powerful talks that I have ever been too. I first want to say, Thank you! One of the questions you answered was about people having a "gay voice." All my life I have been know as a "sissy fag" and I've always tried, no matter what, to change my voice, my walk and my mannerisms. Even my gay friends thought I was a little... Copyright 2008 Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:39:51 -0800 Mon, 07 May 2007 18:17:39 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mike in MO Not to get in a "suck Dan's D" contest, but I hope you do realize what a positive impact you have on a great number of people. I know it is easy to lose sight of this in the daily grind of traffic, petty disagreements, etc.

You're the best Dan Savage!!!!

]]> Mike in MO http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c703926 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c703926 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:03:03 -0800 Comment by ebsur Dogs get car sick?

He takes a dog prone to carsickness in the car?

Hmm.

]]> ebsur http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c703931 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c703931 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:05:56 -0800 Comment by one dyke's two cents The writer should know that if he's got That Voice, there's no need to worry about "coming out." Everybody already knows. : )

]]> one dyke's two cents http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c703936 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c703936 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:12:25 -0800 Comment by Mr. Designer Oh please. In high school my girlfriend's step uncle was a small and effeminate man who was a florist. But he was definitely straight. I could tell by the way he looked at her. He just wanted to eat her fiery red bush.

]]> Mr. Designer http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c703956 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c703956 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:36:33 -0800 Comment by Katie I have been reading Dan's column since I was about ten years old. I used to sneak copies of it while from the local alt-weekly in Denver while my mom taught a night class at the community college. I learned so much from Savage Love, not only in the way of "fetish-how-to" but also in terms of a general paradigm that embraced sexuality. For this reason, Dan Savage ranks among the top non-parental influences in my like. Thanks Dan!

]]> Katie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c703958 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c703958 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:38:56 -0800 Comment by josh that is so nice.

]]> josh http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704025 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704025 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:43:14 -0800 Comment by Ginger haired looker Aw, that is sweet. Dan, you are a great influence. You taught me all there is to know about GGG.

]]> Ginger haired looker http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704035 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704035 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 11:52:22 -0800 Comment by Adam Hey, Dan, so if talking to gay kids at local colleges gives you the warm fuzzies, why won't you do so at local high schools. Several of my students at a local school contacted you over the past year to talk to a group of GLTBQ and gay-friendly kids, but never heard as much as a response from you despite several inquiries. What gives?

]]> Adam http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704089 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704089 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:28:03 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Hey, Adam...

I must have missed those emails. I would be happy to speak to kids at local high schools. Send me an email--but you have to keep after me. Arranging the college gigs are easier because, well, I don't arrange them. Someone books me, reminds me, nags me. I don't have to book myself. I'm disorganized.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704097 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704097 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:33:18 -0800 Comment by Jen Dan, you were awesome at WWU. Your talk was one of the best things I've seen there all year--my friends and I were surprised it was free.

And I've been reading your column for ages, too. You definitely helped me become more comfortable with sexuality in general. I had a pretty conservative upbringing, and your column normalized sex for me. And its just damn fun to read. Thanks.

]]> Jen http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704146 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704146 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:21:58 -0800 Comment by I would be happy to speak to kids at local high schools... I must have missed those emails. i remember those emails. they were about projects they wanted to do or advice you had to give, and you posted them on slog and made fun of them while everyone ragged on how stupid the kids were.

]]> I would be happy to speak to kids at local high schools... http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704186 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704186 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 13:59:43 -0800 Comment by Sam Chanderson Yay Dan! Youre super cool! Now you know again how much we all heart you!

And you guys? My friends were at the speech that Dan gave to these wonderful young people (most of whom have never even SEEN a gay man before you guys, which makes it all the more touching that Dan would travel so far), but that he said some really interesting stuff about how blogs are signalling the death of print journalism.

So yay! to slog too! For signalling the death of print journalism!

]]> Sam Chanderson http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704303 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704303 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 16:10:39 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage @ 11: No, those emails were from kids asking me to do their homework for them--those emails come in every day, usually with a line at the end letting me know that their report is due in two days and I need to get back to them right away. Those emails I ignore (except for the one or two I've posted on Slog).

@ 12: Yes, Sam. I am a bad, bad man.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704382 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704382 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 17:40:34 -0800 Comment by nightlifejitters Years and years ago, my first boyfriend had an absolutely indescribable voice. It was a study in contrasts... very high, but somehow deep, very gay, but not necessarily effeminate. It was lyrical and unique and beautiful, and without a doubt, the most pleasant speaking voice I ever heard emitted by a human. He was young and semi-closeted, and he hated his voice. I didn't then (nor now) have a voice fetish, but his voice was certainly one of the things I loved about him. I made this clear to him, but he was hammered from all sides by folks and influences that said otherwise. He eventually found his way to a speech therapist, and wonder of wonders, one day he called me and I barely recognized him. Total transformation. He was 1,000 times happier and more confident with his new voice, which, I suppose is all that matters. Still, I think the world crushed something beautiful and I miss it dearly.

]]> nightlifejitters http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704424 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704424 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 18:19:00 -0800 Comment by jake shoulda flown.

]]> jake http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704463 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704463 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 19:34:09 -0800 Comment by Gloria @14: Aww. That's so sad.

Also, Dan, please come to University of Toronto!

]]> Gloria http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704489 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704489 Savage Love Fri, 27 Apr 2007 20:25:50 -0800 Comment by lawrence clark That story is super-cute and heartwarming!

]]> lawrence clark http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704555 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c704555 Savage Love Sat, 28 Apr 2007 02:06:29 -0800 Comment by Jeremiah celine dion concert ticket

]]> Jeremiah http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c709723 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/04/speaking_gigs#c709723 Savage Love Mon, 07 May 2007 18:17:39 -0800