http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2012/10/16/sl-letter-of-the-day-plunge-in Comments On: SL Letter of the Day: Plunge In by Dan Savage en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:15:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by Snoopy The Cat]]> Wed, 17 Oct 2012 16:59:06 -0700 The Stranger Got siblings? Hide your dildo in the room of your least favorite....
Posted by BEG]]> Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:10:44 -0700 The Stranger Posted by asifidbelievethis]]> Wed, 17 Oct 2012 07:08:45 -0700 The Stranger Posted by aleena1985]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 17:16:24 -0700 The Stranger I'm shocked Dan even posted it the first time, except maybe as a platform for discussing anal sex and one's teens with parents.
Posted by OutInBumF]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:38:18 -0700 The Stranger Posted by Shepherd]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 16:31:47 -0700 The Stranger Sorry: I understand there's a lot of homophobia around, but you don't get to take anything that has anal play in it and decide that simply by its existence it is evidence of homophobia. I have a friend who grew up in very religious households, and his parents' discover of his Playboy (Playboy!) magazine was enough to occasion a meltdown because masturbation is sinful and naked women, omg. I know a woman whose mom found a dildo she had (at the age of 20, still living with her parents) and was horrified. Many parents just don't like to be confronted with the evidence of their child's sexuality--whatever that sexuality may be.
Posted by nocutename]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:48:12 -0700 The Stranger

Posted by brandon]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 14:03:01 -0700 The Stranger Posted by very bad homo]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:52:10 -0700 The Stranger
Oh come on. If you're not aware that there's long been a stigma of homosexuality attributed to male anal play (especially among older/conservative folk) you must have lived the bulk of your life under a rock.
Posted by mikethehammer]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:49:30 -0700 The Stranger
These have all been great candidates for follow-up letters. I remember this one well. Dan, you've got email addresses for these people. Ever think of devoting a future column or two to getting in touch with folks (or even just attempting to) to see how things played out? I think everyone loves the back/forth exchange style entries and this would seem to appeal to that same sense of curiosity & intrigue. With all the entries you've done, surely you could choose a few that'd be incredibly interesting.
Posted by mikethehammer]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:45:37 -0700 The Stranger Posted by fake is fake]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:43:35 -0700 The Stranger Posted by dccc]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:42:44 -0700 The Stranger There's nothing in the letter or in Dan's response to suggest that the parents' objections would have to do with their (mis)perception of their son as gay. He says he lives in a religious house and his parents would freak out as his having a sex toy. Presumably the freakout would be as bad if they found a fleshlight, except for the shared germ issue.

I remember this letter well, and have always wondered if the kid didn't wind up in his local emergency room.
Posted by nocutename]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:37:57 -0700 The Stranger
Homophobia hurts straight people too!
Posted by brandon]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:29:08 -0700 The Stranger Posted by EM_3290176197231982]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:18:16 -0700 The Stranger
There's something charming about his painstakingly crafted sex toy, but I hope he found a replacement that didn't stand to kill him.
Posted by Mattini]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:03:05 -0700 The Stranger