Dan savaged by glitter before Vancouver talk
ACTIVISM / Activists accuse provocative columnist of a variety of 'isms'
Gareth Kirkby / Vancouver / Monday, January 23, 2012
http://www.xtra.ca/public/Vancouver/Dan_savaged_by_glitter_before_Vancouver_talk-11397.aspx (http://www.xtra.ca/public/Vancouver/Dan_savaged_by_glitter_before_Vancouver_talk-11397.aspx)
Dan Savage was glitter-bombed before his appearance at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver on Jan 21, the third such action against the high-profile sex columnist and political commentator in recent months.
A group of six activists, who named themselves The Homomilitia for the event, said they confronted Savage as he entered the theatre through a back-alley entrance.
In an interview with Xtra after the confrontation, activist Fister Limp Wrist accused Savage of "ableist, racist, transphobic, fat-phobic, sero-phobic and rape-apologist attitudes and views." Activists handed audience members bright pink pamphlets outlining their accusations as they entered the theatre.
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Transgender activists glitter bomb Dan Savage again
By Eric W. Dolan
Monday, January 23, 2012
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/23/transgender-activists-glitter-bomb-dan-savage-again/ (http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/01/23/transgender-activists-glitter-bomb-dan-savage-again/)
Transgender activists threw glitter on sex columnist and gay rights advocate Dan Savage over the weekend before his appearance at the Vogue Theatre in Vancouver, according to Xtra.
The six people who pulled off the stunt accused Savage of being "ableist, racist, transphobic, fat-phobic, sero-phobic and rape-apologist attitudes and views."
"Savage is taking on being a speaker and leader in this movement. We have to take that into account," one of the activists told Xtra. "He's part of a broader [group] of gay, white, cis-gendered, able-bodied gay men focused on gay-marriage priorities. We want to say those priorities are messed up."