The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family

Journalist Biographies

Author: Dan Savage

The true story of a marriage (not really), a lovable and relentless mother, a six-year old who says his parents cannot get married (but wants to go to the reception), a partner who doesn?t want to act like a straight person, and the author, who has written a hilarious and poignant memoir about making ?The Commitment.? There is no hotter issue than gay marriage in the cultu….Read More

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