The Moth

Not That Kind of Gay

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A father comes to terms with his new role as a dog owner.

Tags Sexuality Celebrity Coming out Embarrassment Family Self-deprecating Surreal

Storyteller

Dan Savage

Featured on

March 22, 2008

Recorded Date

October 15, 2006

“You do this thing...when everyone in your life hates gay people...you go, "I'm going to be a different kind of gay person.”

Photo by Gregory White
Dan Savage Not That Kind

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