The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) back issues from November 2008:
President Cherry Jones.(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008 ... Still smarting over the fact that you won't be able to vote for Hillary Clinton this November? Take heart--the first female U.S. president takes office this ...
Battleground states.(POLITICS)
Nov 04, 2008 ... Whether it's Barack Obama reaching out to faith voters or John McCain angling for the female vote, the candidates are courting each other's bases in ways that could reshuffle the electoral ...
Hip-hop homophobia.(MUSIC)(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008 ... Kim Osorio, the only woman to be editor in chief at The Source magazine--the "bible of hip-hop"--talks to The Advocote about the changing face of ...
Free to be you and me.(FROM THE EDITOR)
Nov 04, 2008; ... I GET LETTERS EVERY ONCE IN AWHILE reminding me of a common rallying cry at pride parades and political protests: "We are everywhere!" One reader recently sent a postcard from Charleston, S.C., with two questions on the back: First, had I ever been to South Carolina? And second, did we at ...
Legally wed.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 04, 2008; ... On 08/08/08, my spouse and I were married in West Hollywood. ["Why Do 'I Do'?" October 7]. This was a historic occasion we thought we would not realize in our lifetimes. Even though we have been together for 16 years and recited our original vows long ago, we were profoundly moved by our ...
First couple.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 04, 2008; ... I am so happy for Ellen and Portia ["As Ellen Goes, So Goes the Nation," October 7]. When I saw the clips of their wedding on her show, I was moved to tears, as it was so beautiful and you could just see the love in their eyes for each other. Unfortunately, I live in Florida, where there ...
Rational enquirer?(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 04, 2008; ... Gee, thanks a heck of a lot, Mr. Egusquiza, for outing a real live senator and ruining his career (for an infidelity that also suggests love and responsibility and God knows how many purely personal problems) in spite of said politician's very admirable record in his job and efforts to ...
Manhunt witch hunt.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 04, 2008; ... I felt like the witch hunt against Jonathan Crutchley was one of the lowest points in our recent history as a community ["One-two Punch," October 7]. He donated his own money to the presidential candidate in the party he supports. Manhunt did not donate the money. It was his own personal ...
Do you think the company you work for is financially sound?(THE ADVOCATE POLL)(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008 ... "Yes. We make cancer drugs. Unfortunately, people still need them." "Is my employer financially sound? Nope, but that wasn't my view two weeks ago. So when we had the 'We can't meet payroll this week' speech, our jaws hit the floor. How does financial instability of that nature ...
Talking snakes and Santa Claus.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 04, 2008; ... I am sick and tired of reading in your magazine about gay Christians ["My Sweet Lord," October 7]. As a recovering Christian, son of a Pentecostal preacher, and now a proud atheist, I have a brain; therefore I do not believe in a talking snake, a man walking on water, or Santa Claus. But ...
Judging Ani.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 04, 2008; ... I just read "Dirty Little Secret" [October 7], and I am disgusted by Ani DiFranco's excuses. She says she was not given the tools to deal with having a reproductive system and be a horny youth, yet her mother encouraged her to get the pill. And instead of being thankful that she did not ...
Life lesson.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 04, 2008; ... I wonder if Joel Derfner understands that most of his predecessors (teachers) could not be out to teenage students, even consider cracking jokes that imply the f word, or mention Oscar Wilde's orientation ["Losing Dorothy Parker," October 7]. To paraphrase Derfner: "Forty-six ...
Out on the street.(FEEDBACK)(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008; ... We asked a sampling of LGBT people in San Francisco: "Do you think California's anti-gay marriage Proposition 8 will pass?" [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Collin Baker, 29 student "No! I've seen how incredibly passionate my community has become to ...
The makeup artist: CoverGirl bets that soccer moms will find something in common with its next "face"--a rich, famous gay talk-show host.(Forward)(Ellen DeGeneres)(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "EVERYTHING IS ABOUT NUMBER 1, youth, and number 2, beauty," Ellen DeGeneres told W magazine last year, lamenting the state of show business. But cosmetics icon CoverGirl may be trying to upend that notion, considering that in September it announced ...
Eleven elections to watch: the contenders to pay attention to on November 4.(Forward)
Nov 04, 2008 ... WHILE BARACK OBAMA AND JOHN MCCAIN are jockeying for electoral votes, dozens of gay candidates nationwide will be embroiled in their own political battles. The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund--a group that works to cultivate and elect LGBT officials--identified 11 Democratic hopefuls with a ...
Sympathy pains: furniture entrepreneur Mitchell Gold turns his attention from sofas and tables to the trials of growing up gay in America.(Forward)(Interview)(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008; ... When Mitchell Gold was a teenager, he made a promise to himself. If he didn't become attracted to a woman by the age of 21, he'd kill himself. Neither scenario came to pass--Gold went on to cofound the successful furniture company Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams and in 2005 started Faith in ...
Queens of comedy: the country's most famous comedy club gives gays the mike.(Laugh Factory's 'Thank Gays It's Friday')(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008; ... THE GIRLS stumbling out of L.A.'s Hyde nightclub on Sunset Boulevard don't usually have to sidestep a giant drag queen to get to the valet. Three blocks south, boys make out in the street, but this stretch of West Hollywood is decidedly straight. Hyde is next door to the Laugh Factory, ...
Claymates in crisis: for Clay Aiken fans, "gay" is still the love that dare not speak its name.(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008; ... THOUGH SPAMALOT STAR and American Idol alum Clay Aiken may have a clearer conscience after finally coming out of the closet in September in People, some "Claymates"--the nickname given to diehard Aiken fans--are still reeling. On one Clay message board, a fan admitted crying "a ...
Still wild: the glitterati honor Maurice Sendak, the literary world's newest out icon.(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] How's this for a birthday party's partial guest list: Meryl Streep, Tony Kushner, Michelle Williams, Judy Blume. These folks made their way to New York's 92nd Street YMCA to toast the 80th birthday of children's book illustrator Maurice Sendak. A week ...
A true gentleman: recollections of an unforgettable spirit named John Burnside.(Forward)
Nov 04, 2008; ... "PARDON ME," the voice asked with a soft tap on my bare shoulder. "But would you care for some more mud?" It was my new friend John Burnside, and he was standing in a shallow ravine in the Arizona desert with about 50 other naked men. We were all covered with reddish wet earth and bits of ...
In Style.(PROMOTED)(Ariel Foxman promoted as as the new managing editor of In Style magazine)(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ariel Foxman, as the new managing editor of In Style magazine--the publication's top post--September 17. Foxman, who is openly gay, joined In Style in 1999 but left in ...
Charles Whitebread.(DIED)(Obituary)(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008 ... Charles Whitebread, 65, of lung cancer, September 16, in Santa Monica, Calif. Whitebread was a law professor at the University of Southern California who was also an author and philanthropist. As an expert on criminal law, he briefed judges on ...
Alex Ross.(SELECTED)(Alex Ross has been selected as a 2008 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation)(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008 ... Gay writer Alex Ross, as a 2008 MacArthur Fellow by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, September 23. The fellowships, also known as "genius grants," annually select 20 to 30 people to receive $500,000 awards for excellence in various ...
Shannon Price Minter.(HONORED)(Shannon Price Minter, as one of the top 100 lawyers in California)(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008 ... Shannon Price Minter, as one of the top 100 lawyers in California, by the legal newspaper chain Doily Journal, in its September 17 issues. Minter, legal ...
Datebook 10.21-11.04.(Calendar)
Nov 04, 2008 ... THROUGH JANUARY 7 With "Catherine Opie: American Photographer," ([right arrow]) a solo retrospective at New York City's Guggenheim Museum, it's clear the lesbian lenser has hit the bigtime. GUGGENHEIM.ORG [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OCTOBER 31 ...
Rants & raves.(Forward)
Nov 04, 2008 ... "L was gonna stand for love, though, or La. Since people want to play games, I like to jab back sometimes just for fun, but I'm like, 'Nah, that's too much energy wasted.'" --Queen Latifah, on considering naming her latest album The L Word, on Rolling Stone.com, September 12 ...
Candidates face off: wonder where the presidential hopefuls stand on gay issues? Look no further.(POLITICS)(John McCain and Barack Obama)
Nov 04, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] HALFWAY THROUGH his acceptance speech August 28 at the Democratic National Convention, presidential nominee Barack Obama called for unity despite Americans' disagreements over hot-button social issues. "I know there are differences on same-sex marriage," ...
Do it yourself: gay Libertarians oppose government-imposed discrimination in marriage laws and military policies. But they also oppose employment protections and hate-crimes legislation. A paradox?(POLITICS)
Nov 04, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] GOVERNMENT IS BAD; personal freedom is good. That in a nutshell is the philosophy of the Libertarian Party, which has attracted gay people since the 1970s with its support for equal marriage and adoption rights, repeal of the military's ban on gay ...
Bare market: trouble on Wall Street may spell the same for nonprofits that rely on financial support from Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch, and companies like them.(MONEY)
Nov 04, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] KEVIN JENNINGS, FOUNDER and executive director of the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, expected his group's annual spring fund-raiser last May to take in less revenue than in years past. Gas and food costs were up, housing prices were down, ...
A year of gay thinking: a flurry of personal appearances and professional obligations causes one man to hit his gay threshold.(Column)
Nov 04, 2008; ... THIS YEAR I HAVE OFFICIALLY BECOME a professional queer. My travels took me to a gay bar in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and a drag bar in Denver. I attended a blur of circuit parties and a marathon of gay weddings in California. I stood up in front of gay crowds in places as predictable as Miami ...
Back to the bully pulpit: after eight years of avoidance by the Bush administration, will Obama or McCain champion gay rights in American foreign policy?(POLITICS)(Barack Obama and John McCain)
Nov 04, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IN 1995, THEN-FIRST LADY HILLARY CLINTON famously declared that women's rights are human rights at a United Nations conference in Beijing. With more than a decade under our belts since then, the question arises: Will the next president (or first lady) make ...
The Foley follies: the scandal surrounding former Florida Republican representative Mark Foley was critical in the Democrats' 2006 takeover of Congress. Now that an investigation has determined he broke no law, was winning an election worth perpetuating gay stereotypes?(COMMENTARY)
Nov 04, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] YOU COULD BE PARDONED FOR FORGETTING ABOUT MARK FOLEY. The erstwhile congressman's life unraveled in September 2006 with the leaking of salacious e-mails and instant messages he had sent to a male former congressional page, a personally humiliating ...
Love stories.(Cover story)
Nov 04, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] One of the great ironies of a political battle is how easy it can be to forget what's actually at stake. In the frenzy to win (or at least put up a good fight), the principles often consume the people. A perfect example is Proposition 8, the ballot ...
When politics becomes personal: the Republican mayor of San Diego upset the party line when he came out in support of same-sex marriage last year. Now Jerry Sanders is ruffling feathers again by fighting to beat Proposition 8.
Nov 04, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A quiet man who mows his own lawn on Sundays while chatting with neighbors on the sidewalk, 58-year-old Jerry Sanders seems more like a small-town conservative than a gay rights pioneer at the helm of the nation's eighth-largest city. But his dramatic ...
When rites don't result in rights: after being arrested on drug and weapons charges, a California couple realize that their marriage means nothing in federal court.(Scott and Mark Venes)
Nov 04, 2008; ... It was a sweltering afternoon on the last Wednesday of August when Scott Venes first spotted the men outside his suburban San Jose, Calif., home. He'd just taken a shower to cool off and was sitting in shorts in the front room while Mark Venes, his partner of 15 years and husband of a ...
The education of Peter Flinsch: how a single kiss would turn one Nazi soldier into one of the 20th century's greatest creators of gay erotica.(ART)
Nov 04, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IT'S HARD TO PICTURE Peter Flinsch as anything but an artist. Particularly when you're sitting in his Montreal apartment--the one where he's lived since 1968--and every inch of available space is occupied by his erotic paintings, drawings, and sculpture. ...
Back on the yellow brick road: Gregory Maguire returns to the Land of Oz with the story of a not-so-cowardly lion.(BOOKS)(A Lion Among Men)
Nov 04, 2008; ... When Gregory Maguire first saw The Wizard of Oz as a boy, he didn't think much of the Cowardly Lion, He wanted the Scarecrow to be his best friend, thought the Tin Man was "a bit fey," but considered the Lion nothing more than a comic addition to Dorothy's motley crew of broomstick ...
Girl trouble: the dearth of new lesbian films showing in theaters raises the question, what's happened to sapphic cinema?(FILM)
Nov 04, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SOMETHING BIG IS HAPPENING in lesbian film. It's not advanced technology, a cultural breakthrough, or a provocative new director. What's going on is more loss than gain: Fewer lesbian films are being made, and even fewer are finding their audience. ...
Mogul in the making: with two new films coming out in November, writer-director Shamim Serif is one lesbian filmmaker who is enjoying bang-up success.(Q&A)(Interview)
Nov 04, 2008; ... Prize-winning novelist turned director Shamim Sarif, a Briton of Indian and South African ethnicity, wrote and directed two films about to make their U.S. theatrical debuts: I Can't Think Straight, a romantic comedy about the clashing of Palestinian and Indian cultures in the U.K.; and The ...
Leap of faith: fans of Logo's Noah's Arc cried foul when the network canceled the landmark series. Can a feature film version of the show win them back?(FILM)(Noah's Arc: Jumping the Broom)(Movie review)
Nov 04, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NOAH'S ARC: JUMPING THE BROOM DIRECTED BY Patrik-Ian Polk STARRING Darryl Stephens, Douglas Spearman, and Jensen Atwood LOGO FEATURES IT'S BEEN OVER TWO YEARS since the second-season finale of Noah's Arc aired, ...
Project Runway: The Complete Fourth Season.(DVD PICKS)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
Nov 04, 2008 ... PROJECT RUNWAY: THE COMPLETE FOURTH SEASON THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
A Very British Gangster.(DVD PICKS)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
Nov 04, 2008 ... A VERY BRITISH GANGSTER ECHO BRIDGE HOME ENTERTAINMENT [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] What if Tony ...
Boystown.(DVD PICKS)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
Nov 04, 2008 ... BOYSTOWN TLA RELEASING [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Spanish real estate agent Victor has a novel plan ...
Wrangler: Anatomy of an Icon.(DVD PICKS)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
Nov 04, 2008 ... WRANGLER: ANATOMY OF AN ICON TLA RELEASING [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Jack Wrangler was one of the most ...
Sleeping Beauty: Platinum Edition.(DVD PICKS)(Brief article)(Video recording review)
Nov 04, 2008 ... SLEEPING BEAUTY: PLATINUM EDITION WALT DISNEY STUDIOS HOME ENTERTAINMENT [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Disney makes its ...
Keeping it vague: Bloc Party front man Kele Okereke came out of the closet last year. But the band's latest release still eschews sexual labels--and it works.(Sound recording review)
Nov 04, 2008; ... BLOC PARTY Intimacy ATLANTIC [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IN AN ERA WHEN CELEBRITY gay weddings are respectfully splashed across the covers of supermarket tabloids, it may seem odd that an outspoken young rocker would still pussyfoot around his ...
Girl Talk: Feed the Animals.(MUSIC PICKS)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008 ... GIRL TALK Feed the Animals ILLEGAL ART [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Cuts from countless ...
Eagles of Death Metal: Heart On.(MUSIC PICKS)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008 ... EAGLES OF DEATH METAL Heart On DOWNTOWN [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Chunky ...
Lou Reed: Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse.(MUSIC PICKS)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008 ... LOU REED Berlin: Live at St. Ann's Warehouse MATADOR [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The soundtrack to Julian ...
Various Artists: Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia.(MUSIC PICKS)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008 ... VARIOUS ARTISTS Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia LEGACY/SONY [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Four discs of ...
Simon Bookish: Everything/Everything.(MUSIC PICKS)(Sound recording review)(Brief article)
Nov 04, 2008 ... SIMON BOOKISH Everything/Everything TOMLAB [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Remember your kinda sexy, ...
Potty mouth: Seinfeld alum Julia Louis-Dreyfus loves bad words and gay marriage.(BIG GAY FOLLOWING)(Interview)
Nov 04, 2008; ... THE FOURTH SEASON of the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine has added something borrowed and something blue to its bouquet with a lesbian wedding. The catch? Both characters are straight. Emmy-winning star Julia Louis-Dreyfus details the inspiration behind the same-sex subplot ...
What if ...(FROM THE EDITOR)(Editorial)
Nov 18, 2008; ... TWO OF THE WORDS THAT RUN THROUGH MY HEAD most often (after Taco and Bell) are what and if. Used together, they're sometimes a sign of anxiety--as in "What if my 401(k) never recovers?" But more often they're the precursor to some sort of contemplative exercise--as is the case with the ...
Priced out?(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 18, 2008; ... Can we afford to be gay? The answer is no ["The Cost of BeingGay," October 21]. But it has less to due with price tags and more to do with self-worth. What do designer sunglasses, beach houses, and luxury everything cost us? Our souls. Our hearts. Our beings. Our community. When we believe ...
Can you afford to be gay?(THE ADVOCATE POLL)(Brief article)
Nov 18, 2008 ... Can you afford to be gay? <Pre> Yes 63% No 30% Unsure7% </Pre> How readers responded to the Advocate.com poll question featured in the October 21 issue of The Advocate "We shop at outlet malls and look for bargains on clothes that are new and ...
Sad anniversary.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 18, 2008; ... Thank you for remembering and honoring the life of Matthew Shepard on the 10-year anniversary of his horrific death ["Remembering Matthew," October 21]. Still to this day, I remember the feelings of anguish and despair when I heard the news on TV that he was found beaten and tied to a ...
Racial comments.(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 18, 2008; ... Small wonder that the picture of Jasmyne Cannick that accompanies her column is a drawing--probably no photographs of her smiling exist ["No Country for Black Men," October 21]. Assuming this is not a parody, it's easily one of the most hate-filled, self-serving, ignorant opinion pieces ...
Liberate Lodi!(FEEDBACK)(Letter to the editor)
Nov 18, 2008; ... I bought the October 7 issue and got a kick out of seeing my hometown mentioned ["Blank Page"]. The story was dead-on in every point it made about the Lodi paper not publicizing same-sex weddings. I can think of at least one lesbian couple who tied the knot, but no word ever came out in ...
Correction.(FEEDBACK)(Correction notice)
Nov 18, 2008 ... In our October 21 story "Lost in Translation," manga ...
Out on the street.(Brief article)
Nov 18, 2008; ... We asked a sampling of people attending Gay Days at Disneyland: "Would you feel comfortable holding hands in the park if it weren't Gay Days?" [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vincent Wester, 18 Benjamin Osuna, 18 students Vincent: "No, because being the ...
Don't mask, do tell: Gadzooks! Comic heroes come flying out of the closet.(Forward)(Brief article)
Nov 18, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHILE GAY CHARACTERS have been sprinkled sporadically through comic books for years, DC Comics signaled a sea change when it announced its upcoming Justice League series will feature not one, but two main characters who aren't super-straight: a lesbian ...
Century-old scourge: could clues about the beginning of AIDS lead to its end?(Forward)(Brief article)
Nov 18, 2008; ... The year is 1900. Bush hunters in Cameroon trap and butcher chimpanzees, coming into contact--possibly by attacking or eating the animals--with blood tainted with the simian ancestor of HIV. For the first few decades following this cross-species leap, the virus remains isolated to a ...
Milk in his blood: meet Harvey Milk's cousin Michael Salem, lingerie entrepreneur and drag designer to the stars.(Forward)(Interview)(Brief article)
Nov 18, 2008; ... BEFORE HARVEY MILK made a name for himself in San Francisco, he lived a quieter life with his hardworking family in and around New York City. The extended Milk clan--including Milk's cousin Michael Salem--had been rooted in New York garment retailing since the early 1900s with a ...
Queer mating for straight dating: dumping gender roles as a way to find love.(Forward)(Deeper Dating)(Brief article)
Nov 18, 2008; ... THE ROOM IS hushed as Mary, 51, takes her seat among the 50 people at the Deeper Dating singles event in New York. She glances at the 20 men in the room at the 92nd Street Y, but none catch her eye. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Event facilitator Kathryn Janus says, "When I ...
Robert Arthur.(DIED)(Obituary)(Brief article)
Nov 18, 2008 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Former actor and gay rights activist Robert Arthur, 83, of congestive heart failure, October 1, in Aberdeen, Wash. After serving in the Navy, Arthur moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting, working in minor roles before landing his big break in the 1948 ...