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Gay activist Dan Savage to speak at University of North Texas, Evening performance by John Legend
The University of North Texas is holding the 12th annual Equity and Diversity Conference tomorrow, February 7. The keynote address will be given by Dan Savage at 10 a.m in the University Union Building. The conference concludes with a performance by John Legend at 7 p.m. at the Coliseum.DENTON -- Gay activist Dan Savage and Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum have wildly different beliefs, but on the Internet they appear forever tied in a cultural war in which words are the weapons of choice.
Savage is a syndicated sex advice columnist whose anti-bullying campaign is being touted as a positive force for young people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. Rick Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, in 2003 likened legalizing gay marriage to endorsing pedophilia and bestiality.
The two became linked when Savage fought back with words, trying to redefine Santorum so he couldn't distance himself from the gay community he had insulted. As a result, the Republican's last name has new meaning on Google. Search for "Santorum," and you'll find a definition dealing with anal sex.
"It's still out there and it is an insanely dirty joke," Savage said in a recent telephone interview with the Star-Telegram. "It is crude. It is vile, as are Santorum's comments about gay people."
Savage is a syndicated sex advice columnist whose anti-bullying campaign is being touted as a positive force for young people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community. Rick Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator, in 2003 likened legalizing gay marriage to endorsing pedophilia and bestiality.
The two became linked when Savage fought back with words, trying to redefine Santorum so he couldn't distance himself from the gay community he had insulted. As a result, the Republican's last name has new meaning on Google. Search for "Santorum," and you'll find a definition dealing with anal sex.
"It's still out there and it is an insanely dirty joke," Savage said in a recent telephone interview with the Star-Telegram. "It is crude. It is vile, as are Santorum's comments about gay people."
Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2012/02/05/3713501/gay-activist-dan-savage-to-speak.html#storylink=cpy
The schedule of events is available at http://edo.unt.edu/content/conference-schedule .