The season one story arc was inspired by the sex advice column Savage Love, written by Dan Savage.
Dan Aykroyd | Steely Dan | Dan Quayle | Dan Rather | Dan Cruickshank | Dan Brown | Walter Savage Landor | Dan Simmons | Dan Fogelberg | Dan Abnett | Savage Islands | Michael Savage | England Dan & John Ford Coley | Dan Ryan Expressway | Dan Deacon | Adam Savage | John Savage | Dan Reeves | Dan Graham | Dan Burton | Dan Wheldon | Dan | Savage, Maryland | Dan Savage | Dan in Real Life | Dan Hill | Dan Flavin | John Savage (actor) | Dan Vapid | Dan Sperber |
She was seen as breaking new ground in the public discussion of sex and sexuality, later to be joined by other sex columnists such as Candace Bushnell, who wrote the column "Sex and the City" for The New York Observer; and Dan Savage, creator of the syndicated column Savage Love.
In their travels the Monks interviewed numerous off-beat and counterculture figures such as Annie Sprinkle, Quentin Crisp, Kurt Cobain, Dan Savage and Gus Van Sant and offered tips on what unusual sights one should see when traveling.
The Gay Parenting Show featured personal commentary and interviews with experts in the field of gay parenting, including Dan Savage, author and activist Wayne Besen and Evan Wolfson of the Freedom to Marry Coalition.
Sex advice columnist Dan Savage commented on the popularity of the term "straight-acting" in gay personal ads, criticizing both the practice and the idea that a man seeking a gay relationship through a gay personal ad is acting straight.
It was this sentiment that led columnist Dan Savage to refer to the Big Cup as "the deepest pit in gay hell next to Rufus Wainwright's colon."