Dan Savage bibliography

Dan Savage bibliography

Savage in 2005
Releases
↙Books	6
↙Articles	19
↙Books edited	1
↙Newspapers edited	1
↙Advice column	1
↙Contributor in books	12
↙Television	4
↙Theatre	13
References and footnotes

American author Dan Savage (born 1964) has written six books, op-ed pieces in The New York Times, and an advice column on sexual issues in The Stranger (an alternative newspaper from Seattle, Washington).^[1][2][3] A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign,^[1] Savage began contributing a column, Savage Love, to The Stranger from its inception in 1991.^[4][5][6] By 1998 his column had a readership of four million.^[7] He was Associate Editor at the newspaper from 1991 to 2001, when he became its editor-in-chief,^[2] later becoming its editorial director in 2007.^[8]

Savage's books have had successful sales results and have been generally well received. Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist was published in 1998 and features selections from his advice column.^[9][10] His next book The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant was published in 1999, and recounts his experiences with his boyfriend whilst deciding to adopt a child.^[11] The book received a PEN West Award for Excellence in Creative Nonfiction,^[1][12][13] and an Off-Broadway musical based on the work was the recipient of the BMI Foundation Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre.^[14] Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America, published in 2002, describes the author's experiences indulging in the seven deadly sins.^[15] The book was featured in The Best American Sex Writing 2004,^[16] and won a Lambda Literary Award.^[1][17]

Savage's 2005 book The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family, recounting his personal experience deciding to marry his partner Terry Miller and analyzing same-sex marriage,^[18] reached The New York Times Best Seller list,^[19] and Nielsen BookScan noted it sold approximately 300,000 copies.^[20] After founding the It Gets Better Project in 2010 to reach out to teenagers after incidents of suicide among LGBT youth,^[21] his edited compilation of submissions It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living was published in 2011.^[22] The book features notable contributors, including David Sedaris, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama.^[22] Sales of the book were successful, and IndieBound reported it reached a list of best-sellers in the United States less than one week after publication.^[23][24] It reached 16th on The New York Times Best Seller list in April 2011.^[25] Savage collaborated with Lindy West, Christopher Frizzelle, and Bethany Jean Clement on a college guide, How to Be a Person, which was published in 2012.^[26] His 2013 book American Savage reflects on Savage's experiences throughout the founding of the It Gets Better Project and was well received by The Washington Post and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.^[27][28]

Works

Books

Author

Year	Title	Identifiers	Publisher	Notes
1998	Savage Love: Straight Answers from America's Most Popular Sex Columnist	ISBN 0452278155 LCCN 98-20611 OCLC 39157512	Plume	Savage Love includes pieces from the author's sex advice column of the same name.[9][29] The book received a favorable reception in reviews from Library Journal,[10] Mademoiselle,[30] POZ,[31] and Gay and Lesbian Humanist.[32]
1999	The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant	ISBN 0525945253 LCCN 99-32506 OCLC 41445757	Dutton	The Kid delves into the machinations involved in the process of adopting an infant boy, through the experiences of the author and his boyfriend.[11] The Kid is the recipient of a PEN West Award,[1][13] for Excellence in Creative Nonfiction.[12] The book was adapted into a musical in 2010 by librettist Michael Zam, with music composed by Andy Monroe, and lyrics by Jack Lechner.[33] It was performed Off-Broadway in Theatre Row, New York City; directed by Scott Elliott.[33][34] The play was the recipient of the BMI Foundation Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre in 2009.[14]
2002	Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America	ISBN 0452284163 LCCN 2002-21252 OCLC 49421653	Dutton	The book's title is a reference to Robert Bork's 1996 book, Slouching Towards Gomorrah.[1][35] Skipping Towards Gomorrah examines the concept of happiness in American culture, as obtained by indulging in each of the Seven Deadly Sins.[15] Skipping Towards Gomorrah was selected for inclusion in The Best American Sex Writing 2004,[16] and won a Lambda Literary Award in 2003.[1][17][36]
2005	The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family	ISBN 0525949070 LCCN 2006-297911 OCLC 61492912	Dutton	The Commitment recounts the author's experiences along with his partner, Terry Miller, as they debate getting married after spending ten years in a relationship together.[18][37] The book reached the The New York Times Best Seller list one month after it was published,[19] and saw successful sales with independent bookstores.[38] The Washington Post reported that according to Nielsen BookScan, approximately 300,000 copies of the book were sold.[20]
2012	How to Be a Person: The Stranger's Guide to College, Sex, Intoxicants, Tacos, and Life Itself	ISBN 1570617783 LCCN 2012-11132 OCLC 764336078	Sasquatch Books	How to Be a Person was co-authored with Lindy West, Christopher Frizzelle, Bethany Jean Clement.[26] The book received a favorable review in the New York Post in their "Required Reading" section.[39]
2013	American Savage: Insights, Slights, and Fights on Faith, Sex, Love, and Politics	ISBN 0525954104	Dutton	American Savage is a collection of essays that reflect on the author's experiences during the years prior to the book's publication, including the founding of the It Gets Better Project with his husband.[40] The book received a positive reception from Chandler Burr of The Washington Post,[27] the Seattle Post-Intelligencer,[28] Entertainment Weekly,[41] and The A.V. Club;[42] while Reason criticized the book for being disorganized.[43]

Editor

Year	Title	Identifiers	Publisher	Notes
2011	It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living	ISBN 0525952330 LCCN 2011-283060 OCLC 690088227	Dutton	Savage started the It Gets Better Project in September 2010 to address incidents of suicide among LGBT youth.[21] It Gets Better: Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, and Creating a Life Worth Living contains selections of writings addressed to teenagers within the LGBT community.[44] Celebrities, ordinary individuals and teenagers submitted pieces for inclusion in the book,[45][46] which includes over 100 essays,[47] selected from 10,000 entries.[48]

Contributor

Year	Author	Title	Identifiers	Publisher	Contribution
2000	Howey, NoelleNoelle Howey; Ellen Samuels	Out of the Ordinary: Essays on Growing Up with Gay, Lesbian, and Transgender Parents	ISBN 0312244894 LCCN 00-25493 OCLC 43540186	St. Martin's Press	Preface[49]
2001	Gore, ArielAriel Gore; Bee Lavender	Breeder: Real-Life Stories from the New Generation of Mothers	ISBN 1580050514 LCCN 00-54914 OCLC 45636941	Seal Press	Foreword[50]
2004	O'Connor, DanielDaniel O'Connor	The Best American Sex Writing 2004	ISBN 1560255986 LCCN 2005-205773 OCLC 57047561	Running Press	Featured selection: Skipping Towards Gomorrah[51]
2004	Pories, KathyKathy Pories	The "M" Word: Writers on Same-Sex Marriage	ISBN 9781565124547 LCCN 2004-54571 OCLC 55887361	Algonquin Books	Essay: "Double Standards"[52]
2006	Kruger, PamelaPamela Kruger; Jill Smolowe	A Love Like No Other: Stories from Adoptive Parents	ISBN 1594482152 LCCN 2005-42140 OCLC 57625643	Riverhead Trade	Chapter: "Living with a Very Open Adoption"[53]
2007	Jones, DanielDaniel Jones	Modern Love: 50 True and Extraordinary Tales of Desire, Deceit, and Devotion	ISBN 978-0307351043 LCCN 2006-29412 OCLC 71350359	Three Rivers Press	Chapter: "DJ's Homeless Mommy"[54]
2007	Dangle, LloydLloyd Dangle	Troubletown Told You So: Comics that Could've Saved Us from this Mess	ISBN 0972354417 OCLC 154800614	Troubletown Books	Introduction[55]
2008	Knepler, AnnieAnnie Knepler; Ellie Knepler, Myrna Knepler	Crossing Cultures: Readings for Composition	ISBN 9780618918065 OCLC 141385491 LCCN 2006-26289	Cengage	Chapter: "Role Reversal"[56]
2008	Karlin, BenBen Karlin	Things I've Learned from Women Who've Dumped Me	ISBN 0446580694 LCCN 2007-37697 OCLC 154698729	Grand Central Publishing	Chapter: "I am a Gay Man"; "Lesson #14"[57]
2009	Walker, RebeccaRebecca Walker	One Big Happy Family: 18 Writers Talk About Polyamory, Open Adoption, Mixed Marriage, Househusbandry, Single Motherhood, and Other Realities of Truly Modern Love	ISBN 9781594488627 LCCN 2008-50339 OCLC 233548166	Riverhead Books	Chapter: "The Enemy Within"[58]
2012	Miller, MerleMerle Miller	On Being Different: What It Means to Be a Homosexual	ISBN 0143106961 LCCN 2012-23606 OCLC 778419347	Penguin Classics	Foreword[59]
2013	Hern, MattMatt Hern	Stay Solid!: A Radical Handbook for Youth	ISBN 9781849350990 OCLC 843174077	AK Press	Contributor: Section "Sex"[60]

Newspapers edited

Dan Savage receiving the Webby Award for Special Achievement in 2011

• The Stranger (Seattle, Washington: Tim Keck; Index Newspapers, LLC). ISSN 1935-9004.
  • Savage served as Associate Editor from 1991 to April 4, 2001, when he became editor-in-chief.^[2]
  • He became editorial director in September 2007.^[8]

Advice column

• Savage Love. Seattle, Washington: The Stranger; Tim Keck; Index Newspapers, LLC. 1991–present. ISSN 1935-9004. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • By 1998, Savage's advice column had a total of four million readers,^[7] and was syndicated to 21 newspapers located in Canada and the United States.^[61]

Internet

President Obama contributed to the It Gets Better Project started by Dan Savage

Logo of the It Gets Better Project started by Savage

• "It Gets Better", part of the It Gets Better Project (YouTube), with Terry Miller (September 21, 2010)
• "American Savage". TakePart TV (YouTube). 2012.

Television

• This American Life Live!, Bard Entertainment, National CineMedia, with Mike Birbiglia, Ira Glass, Starlee Kine, Joss Whedon (2009)
  • Savage appeared on a live episode of This American Life in 2009, where he criticized the Catholic Church and discussed his views on atheism.^[62][63] He reflected on his experience during his mother's death.^[64]
• It Gets Better: MTV Television Special (MTV; MTV Studios). February 21, 2012.
  • It Gets Better was a collaborative project between MTV and the It Gets Better Project.^[65][66] Along with his partner Terry Miller, Savage hosted the episode and informed the audience about three youths and their experiences coming to terms with their LGBT status.^[65][66]
• Savage U (MTV; MTV Studios). 2012.
  • MTV featured Savage in its program Savage U, wherein he traveled to college campuses in the United States to speak about sexuality and answer students' queries.^[67] The series premiered on MTV on April 3, 2012.^[67]
• It Gets Better 2: MTV Television Special (MTV; MTV Studios). October 9, 2012.
  • It Gets Better 2 was hosted by Savage and featured an examination of LGBT young adults as they dealt with issues surrounding their alternative sexuality.^[68]
• The Real O'Neals is an upcoming drama for ABC for their 2015–16 television season.

Theatre

• It's a Lon Mabon Christmas Carol, Charlie Brown (1993) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.^[69][70] The play was co-written by Charles Smith.^[70]
  • Play was performed at the Tugs Belmont in Capitol Hill, Seattle, Washington.^[69] It's a Lon Mabon Christmas Carol, Charlie Brown was an LGBT-themed adaptation of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.^[71] The play included a satire of activist Lon Mabon, and parody of It's a Charlie Brown Christmas.^[70] Performances by two actors in the production received recognition by The Seattle Times in the "Footlight Awards".^[72]
• The Importance of Being Earnest (1993) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.^[73]
  • Savage adapted the play from the original by Oscar Wilde.^[73] The original play was concurrently being performed at the Intiman Theatre in Seattle, Washington.^[73] Savage's adaptation was shown at the Re-Bar Tavern and was billed as the "queer version" of the Intiman Theatre production.^[73] The play was styled in the form of a cabaret.^[74]
• The Comedy of Errors (1993) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.^[75]
  • Male actors took the roles of females, and actresses portrayed the male characters in the play.^[75]
• Macbeth (1994) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage interpreted and adapted the play from the original William Shakespeare and directed; he was credited as Keenan Hollahan.^[76]
  • Savage incorporated gender reversal for the actors cast to portray the male and female roles.^[76] The play was successful and its run was extended for an additional month post its intended wrap date.^[77]
  • Macbeth as adapted by Savage and produced for Greek Active was performed again in 1996; with Savage as director.^[78][79]
• Mourning Becomes Electra (1994) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.^[80]
  • Savage adapted the piece from the original play by Eugene O'Neill.^[80] He chose to select a slate of only men as actors, and compressed the running time from six hours to two and a half.^[80]
• A Christmas Carol (1994) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.^[75]
  • Savage modified the production to incorporate cross-dressing actors.^[75]
• Saint Joan (1995) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.^[81][82]
  • Savage adapted the play from the original by George Bernard Shaw; Shaw himself is included as a character in the production, who appears to inspect the set and then is pulled offstage.^[82]
  • Winner of the 1995 Seattle Pretty Inclusive Theater (SPIT) Award in the comedy category.^[81]
• The Best Man (1996) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.^[83]
  • Savage adapted the play from the original by Gore Vidal.^[83] Male actors performed roles of both men and women characters.^[83] Savage updated the play to make to more relevant to ongoing political elections at the time.^[83]
• The Children's Hour (1996) — play produced by Greek Active, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage directed and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.^[84]
  • The play was an adaptation of the original by Lillian Hellman.^[84] Classmates at an educational institution in the Southern United States were played by lesbian women; drag queen men were cast as the instructors at the school that the students claimed were lesbians.^[84]
• Egguus (2001) — play performed at Consolidated Works, Seattle, Washington; Dan Savage wrote and directed the adaptation and was credited as Keenan Hollahan.^[85]
  • Egguus was an adaptation by Savage from the 1973 play Equus by Peter Shaffer.^[85][86]

Dan Savage and Terry Miller, Grand Marshals of the 2011 New York City Pride Parade

• The Kid (2010), Michael Zam (book), Andy Monroe (music), Jack Lechner (lyrics). Off-Broadway, Theatre Row, New York City, The New Group.^[87]
  • Musical adaptation based on Savage's book The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant;^[87][88] Savage gave feedback to the production team during the adaptation process, and provided them with numerous notes and comments.^[89] Savage stated in an interview with Time Out New York, that the production team were responsive to his feedback.^[90]
  • The Kid was recognized with the 2009 BMI Foundation Jerry Bock Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre,^[14][91] in the category of Best New Musical.^[92] Composer Jerry Bock, a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award recipient, chose the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theater Workshop-developed musical himself to receive the award.^[91] It received nominations in 2011 for five Drama Desk Awards including Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Lyrics, and Outstanding Book of a Musical;^[93][94][95] in addition to nominations for a Lucille Lortel Award and a GLAAD Media Award.^[96] The Kid won the 2011 Outer Critics Circle Award in the category of Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical.^[97][98][99]
• Miracle! (2012) written and directed by Dan Savage, performed at Intiman Playhouse, Seattle, Washington.^[100]
  • Savage wrote the play as a parody of The Miracle Worker, utilizing drag queen actors.^[100][101]
• It Gets Better Tour (2013). Collaboration between the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles with Dan Savage and others including Lily Tomlin and LeAnn Rimes.^[102]

Articles

The Capital Times

• Savage, Dan (July 8, 1991). "Doc has not made changes for prisoners with AIDS". The Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin). p. 7A; Section: Editorial.

The New York Times

• "Is No Adoption Really Better Than a Gay Adoption?". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). September 8, 2001. p. 13; Section A; Column 1; Editorial Desk.
• "Across the Great Divide". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). February 20, 2002. p. 21; Section A; Column 1; Editorial Desk.
• "G.O.P. Hypocrisy". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). April 25, 2003. p. 31; Section A; Column 2; Editorial Desk.
• "How to Be an Iowan for a Day". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). January 7, 2004. p. 21; Section A; Column 2; Editorial Desk.
• "The Gay Child Left Behind". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). February 17, 2005. p. 29; Section A; Column 2; Editorial Desk.
• "DJ's Homeless Mommy". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). September 11, 2005. p. 1; Section 9; Column 2; Style Desk.
• "Can I Get a Little Privacy?". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). November 16, 2005. p. 23; Section A; Column 1; Editorial Desk.
• "Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Ex-Gay Cowboys". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). February 10, 2006. p. 25; Section A; Column 1; Editorial Desk.
• "Same-Sex Marriage Wins By Losing". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). July 30, 2006. p. 13; Section 4; Column 1; Editorial Desk.
• "The Code of the Callboy". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). November 8, 2006. p. 23; Section A; Column 1; Editorial Desk.
• "Anti-Gay, Anti-Family". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). November 12, 2008. p. 31; Section A; Column 0; Editorial Desk; Op–Ed Contributor.
• "The President's Speech: A Gay Agenda for Everyone". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). January 23, 2011. p. 12; Section WK; Column 0; Editorial Desk; Op–Ed Contributor.
• "What God Wants". The New York Times (The New York Times Company). April 14, 2013. p. BR1; Sunday Book Review.

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

• "Gays, lesbians can't have heroes (Degeneres) without monsters (Cunanan)". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. July 27, 1997. p. E3; Section: Editorial.
• "Merged charities will mean more money for AIDS". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. February 3, 1998. p. A7; Section: Editorial.
• "Send AIDS money to Africa – One Seattle-area gay group's funding is increasingly hard to justify". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. July 28, 2000. p. B11; Section: Editorial.

Slate magazine

• "The Magazine Article That Changed Everything for Gay People". Slate magazine (The Slate Group, LLC). October 5, 2012.

Wisconsin State Journal

• "More on inmate death". Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, Wisconsin). July 12, 1991. p. 11A; Section: Opinion.

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Organization	Result	References
1995	Seattle Pretty Inclusive Theater (SPIT) Award	Saint Joan, play produced by Greek Active	The Stranger	Won	[81]
1999	PEN West Award for Excellence in Creative Nonfiction	The Kid: What Happened After My Boyfriend and I Decided to Go Get Pregnant	PEN Center USA	Won	[1][12][13]
2003	Lambda Literary Award	Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America	Lambda Literary Foundation	Won	[1][17][36]
2004	The Best American Sex Writing 2004		Running Press	Featured selection	[16]
2010	Mashable Award	It Gets Better Project, social web personality	Mashable Inc.	Nominated	[103]
2011	Webby Award for Special Achievement	It Gets Better Project	International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences	Won	[104][105]
	Anthony Giffard "Make the Change" Award		Master of Communication in Digital Media program, University of Washington	Won	[106][107][108]
2012	Emmy Governors Award	It Gets Better Project	Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Board of Governors (ATAS)[109][110]	Won	[111][112][113]
	Emmy Award (Category: Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program)	It Gets Better: Television Special, MTV	ATAS/NATAS	Nominated	[114][115][116]
2013	Bonham Centre Award	It Gets Better Project	The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies at the University of Toronto	Won	[117]
	Humanist of the Year	Body of writing, activism for separation of church and state, and support for LGBT youth	American Humanist Association	Won	[118][119][120]
2014	Readers' Choice Award	Body of writing, It Gets Better Project, It Gets Better specials	Out magazine	Nominated	[121]

See also

• Gay literature
• LGBT social movements
• List of LGBT writers

References

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Further reading

• Accomazzo, David (July 11, 2013). "The Evolution of Dan Savage". Tucson Weekly (Tucson, Arizona). Retrieved November 13, 2013.
• Gudelunas, David (2007). Confidential to America: Newspaper Advice Columns and Sexual Education. Transaction Publishers. pp. 2–5, 155–156, 162–167, 185–190, 208–215. ISBN 978-1-4128-0688-6.
• Murphy, Eileen (May 9, 2001). "Dan Savage Takes Editorial Reins at The Stranger". Industry News (Association of Alternative Newsweeklies). Archived from the original on August 12, 2011.
• Oppenheimer, Mark (June 30, 2011). "Married, With Infidelities". The New York Times Magazine (The New York Times Company).
• Oppenheimer, Mark (October 30, 2012). "Dan Savage: The Gay Man Who Teaches Straight People How to Have Sex". The Atlantic (The Atlantic Monthly Group). Archived from the original on February 8, 2013.
• Oppenheimer, Mark (October 1, 2012). Dan Savage: The First Gay Celebrity. Mark Oppenheimer.
• Rapp, Linda (2006). "Savage, Dan". In Summers, Claude J. glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Culture. Chicago, Illinois: glbtq, Inc.

External links

• Savage U – Savage's MTV show
• Savage Love – Savage's weekly sex advice column
• Savage's podcasts
• Dan Savage at the Internet Movie Database
• Works by or about Dan Savage bibliography in libraries (WorldCat catalog)