Savage Love Episode 1037
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What is the new “grapefruiting” sex act and does it actually work?
You're listening to the Savage Love Cast, Dan Savage's sex and relationship show for grown-ups. If you're under eighteen, get out of here, youngin'. If you're stuck in a relationship quandary, or if you're looking for sexual harmony. Well there's nothing you can't have. I'm savage my cat
Visibility is important, representation is important, diversity is important. And I remember how excited we all were, all LGBT people, but especially B people, when the first openly bisexual person was elected to the US Senate. In 2019, striking a blow for visibility and representation and diversity. NBC News called her election historic. LGBT organizations pumped out ecstatic press releases. The LGBT Victory Fund, whose early financial support helped get her campaign for the Senate off the ground. The LGBT Victory Fund called her election a game changer, and not just for bisexual candidates, but for all LGBTIA. A plus plus plus ampersand candidates. And yet, you won't see her face on any posters during bisexuality visibility month, which is this month, September.
And you won't read about her in any stories about bisexuality visibility week, which is this week, or see her in any Instagram posts about bisexuality visibility day, which is tomorrow, because our first openly bisexual member of the US Senate was Kristen Cinema of Arizona. To describe cinema as a disappointment would be an understatement. She buddied up to Mitch McConnell when she got to the Senate. She paled around with billionaires. She teamed up with Republicans to block Joe Biden's economic agenda. She also blocked efforts to raise the minimum wage. And after her approval ratings with Democrats in Arizona tanked and it became clear she would lose a primary if she were to run for. re-election, she became an independent.
Putting the Democratic majority in the US Senate at risk. And when it became clear she had no chance of winning a primary in her state, even as an independent. When it became clear that everybody hated her and she had no political future, she left the Senate. So yeah, I just skimmed an article on out.com about famous bisexual women in America, and she's not in there. So while we all agree bisexual erasure is a bad thing, it seems like we're all willing to make an exception for Kristen Cinema, who's still in the news thanks to an alienation of affection lawsuit brought against her by the former wife of her bodyguard that she was having an affair with while she was in the Senate. And yeah, I'm not going to go into any more detail about that, as the story plays into the worst stereotypes about.
Bisexual women. All right, let's change the subject. Let's talk about Chris Gallant, the Democratic candidate for a U.S. House seat in New York. The news about Chris broke right after I finished recording my intro to last week's show. You know how much I hate that? I hate it when a sexy news story breaks after my deadline. And Chris Gallant, a military pilot who flew Black Hawk helicopters, an air traffic controller, a volunteer firefighter. Yeah, he's one very sexy thing. The dude is handsome. The dude is stacked and As it turns out, the dude is kinky. A Democratic congressional candidate from Long Island acknowledged on Monday that he had posed years ago in an explicit ad campaign modeling leather bondage gear, the New York Times reported last week.
Gallant said that the photos and his personal life had no bearing on his campaign or ability to serve. The pictures were taken for Mr. S. Leather 15 years ago. That's the famous SF-based leather and bondage gear store that my husband has done some modeling for. Gallant can be seen as the New York Times, primly notes, shirtless and variously wearing a leather collar attached to a chain and a leather face mask. In some of the photos, he is in intimate situations with another man. The intimate situations the New York Times referred to Took place in a cage. I have some thoughts. First, I want to credit Chris Gallant, who immediately released a pitch-perfect statement saying he was proud of who he was and would not be shamed into dropping out of the race.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the new “grapefruiting” sex act and does it actually work?
0:00–6:21
2
How long can you safely masturbate after surviving a heart attack?
6:21–12:53
3
Can a woman really fake an orgasm when the body’s contractions should be felt?
12:53–18:13
4
Is drinking a partner’s urine an acquired taste or a turn‑off?
18:13–23:38
5
Should I consider a lavender (marriage of convenience) to avoid family pressure?
23:38–29:01
6
What does it mean to have intrusive thoughts about a boss during sex and how can I cope?
29:01–34:11
7
Who is Chris Gallant and why does his kinky past matter for a congressional race?
34:11–38:29
8
What are the listener‑submitted takeaways and how can I share my own story?
38:29–47:07