(Since stuff on tumblr can be hard to track down later, I’m copying this over here too for reference)
Since I saw some questions about it recently, I thought I’d try to collect a set of links to all the places Dan Savage has talked about asexuality for future reference. If you see any missing, please let me know!
WARNING: Dan Savage is mostly known for being increcredibly prejudiced against asexuality, so…read/listen at your own risk. Triggers abound.
Savage Love Column, September 8, 2005:
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=22958
Savage Love Column, February 3, 2011:
http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/SavageLove?oid=6577949
Interview with David Jay, Savage Love podcast, July 11, 2011:
http://www.savagelovecast.com/episodes/247#.UX4IRyvEoXc
[transcript] http://nextstepcake.tumblr.com/post/7568069160/transcript-david-jay-interviewed-on-savage-love
Interview in (A)sexual, released in summer 2011:
[transcribed quotes] http://nextstepcake.tumblr.com/post/49163315150/dan-savage-quotes-from-a-sexual
Original movie can be found on amazon, itunes, etc.
Savage Love Podcast, January 1, 2013:
http://www.savagelovecast.com/episodes/323#.UX4JySvEoXc
(anyone know if there’s a transcript available?)
Some years ago, I had collected a few links. Here are some you’re missing.
June 2009: http://www.savagelovecast.com/episodes/137#.UX6n5sos3To
September 2009: http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/09/01/asexuality-for-beginners and http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/09/09/savage-love-letter-of-the-day
February 2011: http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/02/03/sl-letter-of-the-day-a-sexual-reflects-on-nearly-asexual-ex
[…] people have also shown themselves to be very prejudiced towards asexuals (Dan Savage is a well-known example). In my experience, the vast majority of ‘sex-positive’ people are simply very ignorant […]
I like Dan a lot, personally. His honest take on matters is refreshing, compared to the PC doubletalk that dominates most sexual minority discussions. I’d pick his advice over the AVEN PC police any day of the week.