Savage Love Episode 655

Savage Lovecast

Dan Savage

Relationships, Sexuality, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 6.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2019

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

A man and his wife want to have kids. He would like to have a threesome before they do. Is it wrong to issue an ultimatum: "NO KIDS until we have that threeway?" Dan chats with Dr. Landon Trost from the Mayo clinic about vasectomies- how reversible are they? On the Magnum, Dan has a long conversation with a lesbian whose parents forced her to endure "conversion therapy" for years. She talks about the experience and together she and Dan hash out how to approach her relationship with her parents today. And, a young man who is friends with an older woman is offended that she won't share her fries. Really. 206-302-2064 This episode is brought to you by Squarespace. They make it easy to build a website or blog. Give it a whirl at and if you want to buy it, use the code Savage for a 10% off your first purchase. This episode of the Savage Lovecast is brought toy by OpenFit: Offering streaming workouts for every goal. Change the way you work-out today. Get a special extended 30-day free trial membership when you text SAVAGE to 303030. This episode is brought to you by Talkspace- online therapy that makes it easy to get extra mental health support. For $45 off your first month, go to and use the offer code Savage.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the micro version of the Savage Lovecast, www.com.
0:06.4	If you're stuck in a relationship quandary, or if you're looking for sexual harmony,
0:16.1	well, there's nothing you can't ask on the Savage Lovecast.
0:24.6	The number of Americans who identify as bisexual has tripled in the last decade.
0:29.9	That number went from 1.8% in 2008 to 3.3% in 2018, so almost tripled.
0:37.5	According to the general social survey, which has tracked American attitudes and preferences, social, political, and sexual, for more than four decades.
0:44.5	I'd like to think I'm responsible for some small slice of this giant uptick.
0:50.2	2008 to 2018, I have been talking closeted bisexuals into coming out on this show that
0:54.9	entire time.
0:56.7	Toss in the column and some private conversations.
0:59.5	In some weeks, it feels like that's pretty much all I do.
1:03.1	And don't get me wrong, I love doing it.
1:05.1	I am happy to do it.
1:07.1	Other studies have shown that bisexuals have worse health outcomes, worse than the general,
1:27.8	i.e. straight population, and worse than gays and lesbians. Bisexuals have higher rates of depression and anxiety and are at higher risk of suicide than gays and lesbians. Bisexuals are also less likely to be out to the most important people in their lives, to their friends, to their families, to their partners.
1:30.6	And I'm thinking that might be related.
1:37.1	The closet, as anyone who spent any time there can tell you, is a stressful and depressing place.
1:43.8	It'll be interesting to see if the health outcomes for bisexuals don't improve as more bisexuals come out.
1:49.9	The Christian Action Network, the public advocacy and education organization based on biblical principles, values, traditions, and American ideals points us to an interesting
1:54.2	detail in the GSS study.
1:56.7	The number of men and women who identify as gay or lesbian has remained relatively stable,
2:01.3	as has the number of men who identify as bisexual.
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