I noticed someone in the park today reading Dan Savage's The Commitment. Savage was a big part of my burgeoning interest in LGBTQ activism in high school and we got to speak once or twice after I wrote a series of essays defending him as someone who'd made an undeniable and indelible mark on LGBTQ youth. After tweeting about seeing a stranger in the park, Dan asked for a pic (snapped with permission), so I got to awkwardly approach an NYC stranger (breaking all sorts of codes), we chatted, and I snapped a picture which Dan proceeded to tweet.

Thanks for reading! “@tommycollison: @fakedansavage This is @sean_a_mm reading in the park! Made a new friend. http://t.co/m0hfTixncS”

— Dan Savage (@fakedansavage) May 12, 2014