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Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Homo / At Large Tomorrow in Washington D.C.

Posted by Dan Savage on Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 4:26 PM

The White House invited me to attend tomorrow's conference on bullying to represent the It Gets Better Project and I'm gonna be there. Here's hoping there isn't a dress code.

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Get thee to a tailor ASAP!

Posted by raindrop on March 9, 2011 at 4:35 PM

Tight t-shirt and jeans?

Posted by Gern Blanston on March 9, 2011 at 4:35 PM

Dare ya to lick the door knobs.

Posted by heywhatsit!? on March 9, 2011 at 4:36 PM

rent a gown.

Posted by reverend dr dj riz on March 9, 2011 at 4:37 PM

this, wear this: http://bit.ly/e6NwM6

Posted by Kelly O on March 9, 2011 at 4:46 PM

I'm guessing if you show up in an It Gets Better
t-shirt and your good jeans no one will be the wiser. They'll think it was all part of the plan.

Take pictures and video!

Posted by despicable me on March 9, 2011 at 4:51 PM

Dan, is Terry going to be there too? How exciting for you!

Posted by despicable me on March 9, 2011 at 4:52 PM

I do hope that the next step will be a Nobel Prize nomination!

Posted by mr pinky on March 9, 2011 at 4:59 PM

Congratulations on being invited, and most of all, on accepting the invitation! I hope you have a blast.

Posted by gloomy gus on March 9, 2011 at 5:01 PM

Of course, there's a dress code, Mary. The least you could wear and look great in would be khakis, a blue blazer, a white shirt and a lavender tie. Ask your buds Anderson or Andrew what they would wear and follow - as it were - suit. Bring us back a White House cocktail coaster. Have fun.

Posted by Rhett Oracle on March 9, 2011 at 5:12 PM

Dan, there IS a dress code...you are going to the White House. But the WH social secretary will probably contact you about attire if it is needed.

And congrats!!!

Posted by Cato the Younger Younger on March 9, 2011 at 5:15 PM

Dan please you MUST bring the whole Family and be there as a FAMILY. This opportunity will not come around again. Polish your shoes.

Posted by Sargon Bighorn on March 9, 2011 at 5:17 PM

I like seeing the president and his wife look like that. A man and his wife. They look like they genuinely care for and about each other, listen to each other and make decisions together. I don't know that you could really say that about our past few presidents. I mean, I've only been alive for the last 4 including Obama, but still. I like it.

Of course, I could be COMPLETELY wrong and Obama could be an emotionally distant dickhead, but a girl can dream, can't she?

Posted by Mer-Mer on March 9, 2011 at 5:21 PM

You know what's the act of a bully? Torturing someone, then imprisoning them for life w/o trial because you can't admit to your crimes. Please remind someone there of that, Dan.

Posted by OuterCow on March 9, 2011 at 5:25 PM

@3 beat me to the doorknob mention, damnit.

Posted by jezbian on March 9, 2011 at 5:26 PM

I'm with 7, I want to know if Terry is going too.

Also, hell yes! I can't imagine this conference would have happened at all without the push from the x-thousand videos that have been made. Good job gays!

Posted by brian on March 9, 2011 at 5:27 PM

Khakis are NEVER acceptable! Seriously people, what are people thinking when they wear pants the color of pissy-dirt water? A nice pair of jeans is infinitely better, although I prefer some comfortable, gray fitted slacks.

Posted by douchus on March 9, 2011 at 5:30 PM

Dan, I'm beginning to think this whole thing may end up in the history books. As one of the elements contributing to one more step in the right direction of social evolution to end discrimination. God damn! A civil rights hero. And without shedding a single drop of blood.

Posted by ankylosaur on March 9, 2011 at 5:35 PM

Oh, congratulations!! That's just wonderful....and please please let Terry pick your clothes...

Posted by Canuck on March 9, 2011 at 5:49 PM

Do you want to be publicly reviled like those girls on that lacrosse team who wore flip-flops to the White House? Consider how an epic fashion faux pas could create a Google problem for *you*!

Posted by Explorer on March 9, 2011 at 5:55 PM

Dan, just don't bring up anything about former President Bartletts' son Charlie... It would be awkward.

Posted by pissy mcslogbot on March 9, 2011 at 5:59 PM

Congratulations, Dan.

Posted by kim in portland

on March 9, 2011 at 6:28 PM

Goddamnit Dan, you will damn well buy a nice suit, be respectful, watch your mouth and behave like a mature adult! ;)

Posted by flang on March 9, 2011 at 7:34 PM

I'm giddy at the very thought of social conservatives' heads exploding like a case of botulism-tainted cans of tomatoes. I do hope you'll get a high-res JPEG of you with Barack and Michelle, and e-mail it to every last one of them. Gaggie & Donohue first.

Posted by rob!

on March 9, 2011 at 7:43 PM

Dan, how about you surprise all of us and show up well-dressed?!

Posted by Mrs Jarvie on March 9, 2011 at 7:44 PM

Hey, you could wear a purple tie like the president! And pictures, you'll post pictures, right??

Posted by Canuck on March 9, 2011 at 7:46 PM

Huge congratulations! It's a beautiful thing.

Posted by capricorn44 on March 9, 2011 at 8:18 PM

Getcher ass in the Lincoln bedroom and DO IT, goddammit!!!

Posted by TLjr on March 9, 2011 at 8:20 PM

WEAR FLIP FLOPS!!

Congrats man. Huge news!

Posted by Rach3l on March 9, 2011 at 8:57 PM

Jeans at the White House? What are you people, farmers?

Dark suit, white shirt, shiny shoes, and have fun with the tie. It's a big occasion Dan, not quite a bill signing, but a big effing deal none the less. We're proud!

Posted by Joe M on March 9, 2011 at 9:12 PM

oh...and take a pitcher of the urinal..

Posted by reverend dr dj riz on March 9, 2011 at 9:12 PM

Really well cut suit, dark or grey; colored shirt okay, colored tie practically a must. Yes to let Terry help pick the clothes. I'm kinda happy Obama is no longer an Enemy of Slog.

Posted by Eva Hopkins

on March 9, 2011 at 10:10 PM

Congratulations! You should ask if you and Terry can stay in the Lincoln bedroom.

Posted by Reg on March 9, 2011 at 10:11 PM

Seriously, dress the fuck up for our President. For god's sake.

Posted by KingofQueenAnne

on March 9, 2011 at 10:19 PM

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogarticle…

Please, black or almost black suit, 2 buttons, white shirt, purple tie, Italian shoes...don't forget to moisturize (Elizabeth Arden's Visible Difference), get a trim, don't cut yourself shaving. Good luck, honey!

Posted by Canuck on March 9, 2011 at 10:27 PM

Judging from the YouTube pic above, don't forget to bring your zombie make-up.

Posted by GermanMan on March 10, 2011 at 2:08 AM

Yay, spokesgay! You and Terry have done such a wonderful thing, and I'm glad it has become what it has become. Congratulations in the POTUS invite. :)

Posted by Violet_DaGrinder

on March 10, 2011 at 2:10 AM

I'm with @12, if you are allowed to come accompanied PLEASE take husband and son with you. Hell, whole "it's get better" posters could come about if you could get a family picture that included the Obama's. "I was a bullied gay boy, and then I grew up, got married, adopted a child and met the president!"

I'm not going to bother with the "dress code" thing. Dan didn't get called off the cuff yesterday. White House events take months to plan. He probably got a long-ish pdf with what is acceptable, what isn't, and what will get his ass tackled long ago.

Posted by Lynx on March 10, 2011 at 4:17 AM

Ha! Boy does Dan like wearing T-shirts. I mean, if you look up "T shirt" in the encyclopedia, you'll ... oh wait. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-shirt

Posted by mai naim hear on March 10, 2011 at 4:20 AM

@38 awww you mean he can't wear an explosive vest?? Those things are dynamite!

Posted by Rach3l on March 10, 2011 at 5:13 AM

See Dan, this is what we want. One up these great gals by including Michelle ;-)

http://www.bilerico.com/2010/02/may_i_pl…

Posted by Lynx on March 10, 2011 at 6:04 AM

@38 "I'm not going to bother with the "dress code" thing. Dan didn't get called off the cuff yesterday. White House events take months to plan. He probably got a long-ish pdf with what is acceptable, what isn't"

As Vesper says to James Bond in Casino Royale, "There are jackets, and there are jackets..."

Posted by Canuck on March 10, 2011 at 6:06 AM

Anything, as long as it's red and sleeveless; if it's good enough for Michelle, it's good enough for you.

Posted by GasparFagel on March 10, 2011 at 6:27 AM

Congratulations! I can't wait to read about how it goes. And, yes, I really think you should invest in a nice suit. Even if you can't bear to wear a tie, put on matching pants and jacket and a good shirt. You are rich, right? But most importantly: it's the president!

Posted by mitten on March 10, 2011 at 7:44 AM

You and Terry should be the freakin' guests of honor- you really started the ball rolling on this and the 2 of you DESERVE the recognition. Good on you!
As for sartorial choices, listen to what your Mom would've told you : )

Posted by Duvall-ite on March 10, 2011 at 8:23 AM