Ocupation: Author
Life: b. October 7, 1964
Birthday: October 7
And that really captures the difference for the bullied straight kid versus the bullied gay kid, is that the bullied straight kid goes home to a shoulder to cry on and support and can talk freely about his experience at school and why he's being bullied. [...] And I couldn't go home and open up to my parents.
source: "Dan Savage: For Gay Teens, Life 'Gets Better'". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. March 23, 2011.
topic: Home, School, Kids, Being Bullied, Shoulder To Cry On