The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) back issues from July 2005:
David Myers.(Q&A)(Interview)
Jul 05, 2005; ... A soft-spoken psychology professor and an elder in the Reformed Church in America, David Myers seems an unlikely person to be calling on conservative Christians to welcome same-sex marriage for the good of everybody. But with coauthor Letha Dawson Scanzoni, that's what he does in his new ...
"Mom, I kind of like him."(clues to future sexuality)(Editorial)
Jul 05, 2005; ... When I was 10 I asked my mother to buy me two record albums for my birthday. Two movie musical soundtracks (first clue). One was for the Oscar-winning Oliver!--a respectable enough choice, even today. The other was for the low-budget kids' film Pufnstuf, the big-screen version of a cheesy ...
The politics of the gay gene.(ARCHIVES: (12.26.95))(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... A recent study (featured as this issue's cover story) suggests that gay men's brains respond to pheromones similarly to those of straight women, reigniting a long-standing debate over the origins of sexual orientation. It's a controversial topic, one The Advocate has taken up many times, ...
Spokane mayor James West.(TIME LINE)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005; ... January 1986: West cosponsors a bill to bar gays and lesbians from teaching, beginning a regular pattern of opposing gay rights. December 23, 2003: West is sworn in as mayor of Spokane. October 2004: Spokane's Spokesman-Review newspaper begins investigating alleged ...
The word on Martina.(Letter to the Editor)
Jul 05, 2005; ... In response to the recent cover story on Martina Navratilova ["Hello Olivia, Goodbye Rainbow," June 7] and on behalf of everyone at Olivia, we would like to recognize the valued relationships that we share with both Martina and The L Word. In contrast to the divisive tone of the article, ...
Focus on our families.(Letter to the Editor)
Jul 05, 2005; ... "Family Focus" [June 7] does indeed raise an important question: Moving forward, how do we defend ourselves against the faith fascists like James Dobson and regain the offensive in the struggle for our rights? After eight years of Bill Clinton and the failed campaigns of Al ...
Fraternity life.(Letter to the Editor)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Kudos to Kevin Hauswirth for forming Greek Allies to support gay fraternity and lesbian sorority members at the University of Illinois [Generation Q, June 7]. As someone who was active in my fraternity chapter as an undergraduate (though too fearful to come out) and is currently active ...
Judging Michael.(Letter to the Editor)
Jul 05, 2005; ... I was very pleased to read Q. Allan Brocka's insightful column about Michael Jackson ["A Stranger in Neverland," June 7]. I've always felt Jackson was an odd but kind person. I've also always been really uncomfortable with the way Jackson has been treated, and I agree with the article that ...
Corrections.(Correction Notice)
Jul 05, 2005 ... Our May 24 Transitions incorrectly reported that Torie Osborn had resigned her position as executive director for the Liberty Hill Foundation. She will remain executive director until January 2006, after ...
Reader comments from www.advocate.com.(THE ADVOCATE Poll)
Jul 05, 2005 ... In the June 7 issue, we asked: <Pre> Is the National Center for Lesbian Rights an effective legal advocate for GLBT equality? yes 74% unsure 14% no 12% </Pre> Reader comments from www.advocate.com * "NCLR made history when they ...
Ford stands fast.(BOYCOTT)
Jul 05, 2005 ... The Jaguar is a much bigger threat than the mouse. No, that's not the advice of some animal expert. It's the conclusion of the notoriously antigay American Family Association, which ended its nine-year boycott of the Walt Disney Co. on May 23 and launched one against Ford Motor Co.--maker ...
Fumbling the ball.(SPORTS)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... San Francisco 49ers public relations director Kirk Reynolds thought he would show the team's players exactly what not to do when dealing with the media in a diverse city. Now he's apologizing for having done the wrong thing himself. Reynolds lost his job with the team after it ...
Morality before education.(NEED TO KNOW)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... The 2005 Texas legislative session at a glance: Passed * A proposal to put before voters a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in the state * A bill requiring parental consent for unmarried girls under 18 to get an abortion * A ...
Education and "intolerance".(FAR RIGHT)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Is a sex education program that teaches high school students about the biological nature of homosexuality intolerant of religious groups that think gays can change? Maryland district court judge Alexander Williams Jr. thought so, and he granted a temporary restraining order on May 5 ...
Progress?(BY THE NUMBERS)
Jul 05, 2005 ... <Pre> Do you think homosexuality should be considered an acceptable alternative lifestyle? ...
Mayor gets his day.(MARRIAGE)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... Last year New Paltz, N.Y., mayor Jason West said he might welcome a trial on charges that he illegally issued marriage licenses to two dozen gay and lesbian couples so that his constitutional argument could be fully aired out ....
Cross country.(REPORT)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... 1 HAYWARD, CALIF. The second trial of three men accused of killing transgender teen Gwen Araujo began on June 1. Last year a jury deadlocked in the case after defense attorneys argued the crime was manslaughter, not murder. 2 HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS Richard Cartwright, 31, ...
Italian nuptials against hate.(WORLD FOCUS)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... In mid April two gay teenagers were beaten up while walking hand in hand in the Piazza San Lorenzo in Rome. So in a show of unity against antigay violence and for laws that would protect gays and lesbians, dozens of gay, lesbian, and straight couples were symbolically united in a "civil ...
Happily ever after.(HEALTH)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... Whether you're gay or straight, getting married improves mental health. That's the conclusion of a majority of representatives in the American Psychiatric Association, who voted during their annual meeting, held in Atlanta on May 22, to urge legal recognition of civil marriage for gay ...
Our cards too "risky".(RETAIL)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... When Marilyn Ladd and Geri Santoro of Pasadena, Calif., had a commitment ceremony two years ago, their family members and friends couldn't find cards tailored to the occasion in the stores where they shopped. This was particularly frustrating to Ladd and Santoro because they had founded ...
When you care enough ...(REPORT)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... Unlike the founders of Rainbow Greetings, the owner of Lavenderpop greeting cards isn't trying to get his product on the shelves of national retail chains. But he is breaking some new ground on a national level: His is the first company to focus its cards solely on black gays and lesbians ....
Hatchet man.(EMPLOYMENT)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... Scott Bloch, head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, which investigates discrimination against federal government workers, removed references to sexual orientation from the agency's Web site two years ago. Since then, President Bush--who appointed Bloch and numerous congressmen and ...
Bollywood's gay hit.(INDIA)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005; ... India has a new gay film to debate: My Brother Nikhil focuses on a gay HIV-positive swimming star. But unlike with previous AIDS- or gay-themed films from Bollywood--such as the controversial Phir Milenge and the riot provoking Girlfriend--India's filmgoers are widely embracing Nikhil ....
Ellen's new pad.(REPORT)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... What does a celebrity couple do with a nearly $20 million mansion after they break up? Sell it to another celebrity couple. Thus it is. Liz Smith reported in June in her syndicated column that estranged marrieds Brad Pitt and Jennifer Aniston have sold ...
Rants & raves.(REPORT)
Jul 05, 2005 ... "I know that [Karl Rove is] against gay marriage, but I think I can convince him that a little girl-on-girl action now and then isn't so bad!" --Porn star MARY CAREY, on what she'd say to Bush's top political adviser if she attended a White House dinner, as quoted on the AVN ...
Reality check.(REPORT)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... Fifth-place finishers in the most recent Amazing Race on CBS, gay couple Lynn Warren and Alex Ali of West Hollywood, Calif., legally tied the knot in Ottawa, Canada, on June 1. "Getting ...
The player's girlfriend: first person: Jasmine Beach-Ferrara.(REPORT)
Jul 05, 2005 ... On the outskirts of Bristol, England, there is a small soccer stadium called Mangotsfield, a place so remote that most locals have not heard of it. During a four-month period earlier this year, this is where I spent my Sunday afternoons. Huddled in layers of fleece and wool, I was there to ...
Resume.(REPORT)(Biography)
Jul 05, 2005 ... TORIE OSBORN Age: 54 Current employment: Executive director of the social philanthropy group Liberty Hill Foundation until January 2006, after which she will continue as a senior adviser; member of Los Angeles mayor-elect Antonio Villaraigosa's transition team; ...
One goes cyber.(INTERNET)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... If you're researching gay history from somewhere outside of Southern California, you may not have the option of visiting the One National Gay and Lesbian Archives, the world's largest library of gay history, with more than 50,000 books, magazines, newspapers, diaries, photographs, and ...
Commercial honor. (MEDIA).(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... A United Church of Christ television commercial depicting gay couples was rejected by the big three television networks last year for being "too controversial." But it's exactly the type of ad that could spur positive changes in public opinion, according to the nonprofit ...
Died.(TRANSITIONS)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
Jul 05, 2005 ... JEAN O'LEARY, 57, a lesbian feminist, who in the mid 1970s helped form what is now the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, June 4. In 1977 she organized the first White House meeting with gay leaders and in 1988 helped establish the first National Coming Out Day. O'Leary died of ...
American Civil Liberties Union.(APPOINTED)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... MICHAEL MITCHELL, former director of Equality Utah, as head of ...
Equality Forum.(APPOINTED)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... RON ANSIN, entrepreneur and longtime philanthropist, as chairman of the national board of governors for the Philadelphia-based ...
Art and icons.(REPORT)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... Structured like an imaginary national art museum dedicated to art by gay artists, the "Homomuseum" exhibit ...
Future gay hero: Justin Cannon.(GEN Q)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... Spurred by a letter to the editor of his religious college newspaper condemning homosexuality with Bible verses, Justin Cannon decided to set the record straight. Then he realized that he isn't. "I wrote my own letter responding to his use of Leviticus," he said. "While I was writing it I ...
Fighting for our stories.(STRAIGHT ALLIES)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Some of the editors at East Bakersfield [Calif.] High School's student paper, The Kernal, are graduating this year, but that hasn't derailed their commitment to see that a series of articles on gay students eventually gets published in the paper. In late April John Gibson, principal of the ...
Campus watch.(GEN Q)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... Within days of voting to prohibit military recruiters from their student union because of the armed services' ban on openly gay soldiers, students at Southern Oregon University in Ashland found fliers placed on dorm room doors and in student mailboxes calling for the murder of gays ...
Keeping youth off crystal.(DRUG ABUSE)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Cristian Gonzales, 27, started abusing crystal meth at age 19 and was hooked on the drug for two years. Now he has a video testimonial on a Web site urging queer youths to avoid the drug. "The more exposure [gay youths have to the facts], the better," he said. "I know if I had been more ...
Outspoken: Joseph Amodeo.(GEN Q)
Jul 05, 2005 ... As I open my car door I begin to fill with anxiety. I slowly get out and approach the main building at Marlboro High, a very conservative-minded school in southern New York State. Inside I know I have friends as well as those who want to make my life difficult. As I prepare to graduate I ...
Unsafe media.(COMMUNITY)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005 ... The case of a graphic safe-sex guide that was found at a gay high school student conference in Boston last April was a lesson more in media hype than in sex practices. After an antigay group reported that the "Little Black Book" (pictured) was handed out to students at Brookline High ...
Sharp tongue.(GEN Q)
Jul 05, 2005; ... "Lately I've become wary of the question 'Frank, what are you doing next Saturday night?' In the month of May it can onlY mean one thing: I'm going to yet another prom And no, I'm not doing a favor for ...
Lisa Kudrow.(BIG GAY FOLLOWING)(Interview)
Jul 05, 2005; ... "The hardest thing in the world after you've been on a successful sitcom is to go back and do another one," notes Lisa Kudrow, but if the first few episodes of HBO's The Comeback are any indication, the Friends star is doing just fine. A reality-show-with-in-a-sitcom about past-her-prime ...
Scents and sexuality: this spring's breakthrough study on how gays and straights respond differently to human smells is only the latest in a long line of studies suggesting a genetic link to sexual orientation.(Cover Story)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Chicago's Lake View. Known to many as "Wrigleyville," the north side neighborhood serves as Chicago's sports mecca, where the Cubs play hardball in the Friendly Confines. And it's known to many more as "Boystown" because it serves as the city's vibrant gay center. Sure, the population of ...
106 years of "born that way": from 1899 until just last month, scientific evidence of the biological roots of sexual orientation has continued to grow.
Jul 05, 2005 ... 1899 Germany's pioneering researcher Magnus Hirschfeld writes that being gay or lesbian is biologically determined. 1991 A study of twins reveals that genes and biology are markers for homosexuality. Researchers find that 52% of identical twin brothers of ...
Murder in Missouri: a year ago a say college student with big dreams fell victim to his secret policeman lover. How one man's closet destroyed two lives and left a community in shock.(CRIME)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Once free, Jesse Valencia intended never to return to his fire-and-brimstone hometown in the hills of Boyle County, Ky., for more than brief family visits. Being gay, vocally liberal, and nonreligious constituted three kinds of blasphemy in central Kentucky. But he just couldn't stay quiet ...
Florida sprees halted?(CRIME)
Jul 05, 2005; ... When Jason Galehouse, 26, went missing from a gay nightclub in December 2003, he was finishing up his first semester studying interior design in Tampa, Fla. "He was a florist, he had a beautiful voice, sang really well, everybody liked him," says longtime best friend Tyler, who declined to ...
"A particularly vicious kind of hypocrisy": How do gay politicians like Spokane, Wash., mayor James West justify their vocal support for antigay policies--even after they've left the closet?(NEWS ANALYSIS)
Jul 05, 2005; ... "I'm being destroyed because I am a gay man." In an era when preachers and politicians regularly demonize gays and lesbians in an effort to rally their supporters and consolidate their power, this is not a surprising complaint. But when the complaint comes from one of those politicians who ...
Mike Gin.(SHORT ANSWERS)(Interview)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Redondo Beach, Calif., mayor-elect Mike Gin knows a thing or two about having mud slung at you. In the final days before a May 17 runoff election, a far-right political action committee mailed a flier to 6,000 homes accusing Gin, a Republican, of being a "liberal" with a "hidden agenda"--a ...
Reclaiming Jamaica's gay past: cross-dressing pirate heroes and gay-friendly reggae gods--true Caribbean culture contradicts the homophobia of dancehall music.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT: CULTURE)
Jul 05, 2005; ... For heterosexuals, Jamaica is a kind of heaven, but for gays and lesbians, it may seem like paradise lost. In the past few years there's been much talk on the radio, in newspapers, and in magazines about dancehall--a kind of hip-hoppy descendant of reggae--and the fact that some of the ...
Tiger by the tale: out Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul (please, call him "Joe") rocked Cannes with his soldier-boyfriend-tiger romance Tropical Malady. Now U.S. audiences will get a look.(FILM)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Young Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul blames his film career for not having a boyfriend. Talking in San Francisco recently on the occasion of a U.S. retrospective in his honor, he explains, "I think guys are afraid of me because to be with me now would mean being so public, and in ...
Gay, in other words.(NOTES FROM A BLOND)
Jul 05, 2005; ... "That is so say" has become the latest formerly forbidden but now acceptable--like, totally--mark of social criticism among straight people. Not older ones--they still sort of harrumph when this sort of thing comes up. But younger ones adore saying it when they're referring to what used to ...
Behind the scenes: Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of Team America (new to DVD), shoot from the hip.(Brief Article)(Interview)
Jul 05, 2005; ... On the MPAA movie ratings board Parker: "They only care about sex. They don't care about violence. [The R-rated DVD] is dirtier because of the MPAA. This isn't the uncut [DVD] version; it's the MPAA version." Stone: "We have no friends at the MPAA. I went to a couple ...
All systems go for Logo: MTV Networks plans to launch its gay and lesbian channel in June. Is basic cable ready?(SUMMER TV)
Jul 05, 2005; ... As a closeted kid growing up in the Midwest, MTV Networks' Brian Graden "could never in a million years have dreamed" that there would one day be a national channel targeted exclusively at GLBT viewers, he says. Not only is this happening with the June 30 launch of Logo, an ad-supported ...
Why I love Jan Crouch: author and TV writer Christian McLaughlin explains his obsession with the elaborately tressed TBN evangelist.(SUMMER TV)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Jan Crouch is Tammy Faye on crystal meth. You can't take your eyes off her because you cannot believe that someone who looks and sounds that much like a parody of religious TV is not only 100% real but also has inspired millions of devoted cash-tithing followers around the globe. Allow me ...
Comedy coaches.(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Hollywood hopefuls often boast they can write a successful sitcom, but few understand how an idea transforms into a TV success. Now Will & Grace's Sean Hayes and producing partner Todd Milliner have created Situation: Comedy, premiering July 26 on Bravo. This Project Greenlight-style ...
Sarah's in the kitchen.(SUMMER TV)
Jul 05, 2005; ... "Am I the only gay chef on TV?" asks Sarah Carey with humorous incredulity. "I am unique," says the chef by phone. She's taking a break from shooting Everyday Food, a cooking show from Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia that premiered earlier this year on PBS. Carey and her four costars ...
Home theater: it's hot out there, so watch something nice and cool on something nice and shiny in your new home theater.(TOYS)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Wow--Samsung's doing the whole "bigger is not necessarily better' thing right with another superslim, high-power TV. The Samsung LTP468W LCD HDTV ($8,000) is a 46-inch HDTV that manages to pull off stunning crispness and massive size without needing a two-ton TV stand. ...
Outdoor action.(TOYS)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005; ... With the big sun-roof opened up and music at your fin-gertips, Subaru's Outback is designed to make you forget all about your couch potato ways. Swift and sure, it goes where many a larger SUV can't: No wonder Subaru has long been a preferred lesbian power tool. Outback models ...
Rize.(Video Recording Review)(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Rize * Directed by David LaChapelle * Lions Gate Watching gay photographer David LaChapelle's riveting documentary Rize (out nationwide June 24), I couldn't help but think about the trademark abstracted dance moves of high-gloss pop stars like Britney, Justin, and ...
What's the fuzz?(The Woods)(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
Jul 05, 2005; ... The Woods * Sleater-Kinney * Sub Pop In the song "Entertain" midway through Sleater-Kinney's seventh album, the group launches a taunting assault on unnamed enemy bands, singing derisively, "You did nothing new with 1972." Sleater-Kinney, on the other hand, are ...
Piazza delivery.(Theater Review)
Jul 05, 2005; ... The Light in the Piazza * Performed by Victoria Clark, Kelli O'Hara, and Matthew Morrison * Nonesuch If Monty Python's Spamalot is this Broadway season's blockbuster--like The Producers, an entertaining yet overhyped megahit musical comedy--The Light in ...
Dull duets.(Brief Article)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Collaborations * Sinead O'Connor * Capitol Mother. Political activist. Priest. So many words describe Sinbad O'Connor--it's a pity the best one for this anthology is dull. Over two decades O'Connor has raised her voice alongside numerous fellow artists: Moby, Peter ...
Art dealer Kenny Goss.(SHORT ANSWERS)(Brief Article)(Interview)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Growing up around Dallas, Kenny Goss had his only real exposure to art through free prints his mother would bring home from the grocery store. It wasn't until the now-46-year-old former sporting goods company director met pop megastar George Michael 10 years ago--they've been together ever ...
Mission impossible.(Secret Service: Untold Stories of Lesbians in the Military)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Jul 05, 2005; ... Secret Service: Untold Stories of Lesbians in the Military * Zsa Zsa Gershick * Alyson * $14.95 "I am a veteran and I know these facts first-hand," writes journalist and former Army reservist Zsa Zsa Gershick in the introduction to Secret Service: Untold ...
Music.(Hotpicks)
Jul 05, 2005 ... We Will Become Like Birds June 28 (Nettwerk) Out folk-funker Erin McKeown drops a cool new CD and tours through August to boot, sometimes appearing with Ani DiFranco. Philadelphia Freedom Concert and Ball July 4 in Philadelphia Gay legends Elton ...