The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) back issues from April 2009:
Editor's letter.
Apr 01, 2009; ... SPRING HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY FAVORITE SEASON. That's not to say that it doesn't have plenty of competition: Summer, when I'm lucky, means time with friends on Fire Island; in autumn I get to drag my favorite sweaters out of storage; and winter always brings with it Christmas and birthday ...
The fate of Prop. 8.(THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM)(same sex marriage)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Advocate.com's coverage of Proposition 8 continues as the California ...
More kings of the hill.(THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM)(David Medina and Alison Nathan)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Coverage of the openly gay members of the Obama administration continues online with profiles of the rest of the team, ...
Top five stories on advocate.com.(THIS MONTH ON ADVOCATE.COM)(Matthew Mitcham, Jason Wu, and Nike Inc.'s homophobic advertisement)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... January 10-February 10 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1. Matt's Next Act The Advocate sits down with Olympic gold-medal diver Matthew Mitcham--plus photos, videos, and outtakes from his exclusive photo shoot. 2. Michelle Goes Gay Dressing Michelle Obama in ...
Our hero.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Thanks so much for your gorgeous feature on Matthew Mitcham ["Matt's Next Act," March] (what took you so long?). The day Matt won the gold was the best Olympics moment of my life. How about all you gay companies step up to the plate and endorse him? Matthew, you are a hero. D ....
Wandamania.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2009; ... I love Wanda Sykes ["Black and Gay Like Me," March]! Wanda, you are an inspiration. You are saving lives, minds, and hearts. Go on, girl! TONY CONDE New York, N.Y. My hero before, my goddess now! Wanda, if you spy this, I love you! Thank you for your ...
A place for anger.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2009; ... James Kirchick makes relevant points about how the LGBT community can engage the "moderate majority of Americans," but I think there is a place for anger in our agenda for equality ["Play Nice, Folks," March]. But it's only one piece of a larger puzzle. I know that the "Prop. 8 ...
Not on the same page.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2009; ... While Bishop Robinson may be correct to a certain degree regarding gays in the church, all dioceses are not in agreement ["Divide and Conquer," March]. While in certain dioceses gays are welcome, that is not true for some. As a gay man I was denied admittance for candidacy to the ...
Prepping for PrEP.(Feedback)(Letter to the editor)
Apr 01, 2009; ... "The Next Condom Conundrum" [February] focused important attention on research into pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) to prevent HIV infection, but also misrepresented how men who have sex with men are responding to this possible new HIV prevention approach. No evidence supports the ...
Correction.(Feedback)(Correction notice)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Correction: Our March story "Frank's New Face" should have indicated that Rep. Barney Frank plans to ...
Are you--or is someone you know--using PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis)?(ONLINE POLL)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] I use it 1% I use it, and I know others who do too 1% I don't use it, but I know others who do 8% I've never even heard of this 90% How readers responded to the Advocate.com poll question featured in the ...
Class structure: how's this for progress: A gay man is appointed to lead the Chicago public school system and hardly anybody says a word--not about his sexual orientation, anyway.(ADVANCE)(Ron Huberman)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] RON HUBERMAN'S APPOINTMENT as head of the Chicago public school system--the nation's third largest--generated criticism, but not because he's gay. Instead, the 37-year-old is drawing more heat for being brand-new to the education field. "No, no ...
Fear and loathing in Gainesville: a campaign to kill trans and gay protections in a Florida city heads straight to the toilet.(ADVANCE)
Apr 01, 2009; ... When Rachael Valentine exited the ladies' room of a Perkins Restaurant in Gainesville, Fla., a few years ago, she was greeted on the other side of the door by a shrieking woman. The stranger lunged at the transgender Valentine, furious over her use of a women's facility. Eventually police ...
Happy ending.(ADVANCE)(Telstra Corporation Ltd. and Matthew Mitcham's contract for endorsement)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A week after a bong sullied the future sponsorship prospects of Michael Phelps in late January, Australia's Olympic hero Matthew Mitcham struck gold. Telstra, an Australian telecommunications company, signed the diver as a sponsor for an undisclosed sum ....
Gays of state.(ADVANCE)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] OPENLY GAY POLITICIANS fill parliamentary and city council seats worldwide, but there's only one openly gay head of government: Iceland's new prime minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, who was installed by the government in February. A handful of politicians ...
Gaydar.(ADVANCE)(Lily Allen and Kelly Clarkson)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009; ... "I find him quite annoying ... as a gay man you should be championing young girls that are going out there and doing their own thing and not slamming them for owning their sexuality and calling them sluts." [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LILY ALLEN, on her ...
On its last logs? An infusion of cash just saved the Log Cabin Republicans, but a power vacuum may do the group in.(ADVANCE)(gay republican group's fund raising)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... TEN WEEKS BEFORE the Log Cabin Republicans National Convention in mid April, the group's president, Patrick Sammon, packed up his office. The week prior, the group's only other full-time staffer, communications director Scott Tucker, quit too. Now the Log Cabin Republicans--the nation's ...
Friends in high places.(ADVANCE)(politicians who support same sex marriage)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND--Hillary Clinton's Senate replacement from the state of New York--has a 100% positive rating by the National Rifle Association. This 42-year-old mother of two also publicly supports same-sex marriage. Of the 99 senators in the 111th Congress (one of Minnesota's Senate ...
Work it out.(QUEERIES)(Brief article)(Column)
Apr 01, 2009; ... When the ex is a coworker, where's the line between business and revenge? Ethical pro STEPHEN MILIOTI explains. Q: I dated a coworker for two years, but we split up a few months ago, and we're still tense around each other. My boss is a good friend and gave me a shoulder to cry ...
Debauchery springs eternal.(ADVANCE: Civil Survey)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IT'S A COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIP between the residents of Palm Springs, Calif., and the tens of thousands of gay party animals who descend on the town every April. The raucous White Party circuit event first stormed into Palm Springs 20 years ago, while the ...
The economists: if you're tired of your stock plummeting at parties, it's time to learn some phonics of economics.(ADVANCE: Talking Points)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHO ARE ALL THESE NEW VIPS? At every party new sets of fresh players are holding court--swilling free drinks as they regale the crowd with facts and figures while wearing polyblend cardigans that even hipsters would pass over. Meet the economists. In the ...
Ignorance [not equal to] bliss.(ADVANCE: Talking Points)(John Maynard Keynes )(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Our president's economic strategy is influenced by the theories of economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946). Keynes was an unabashed queen and had a long ...
Abraham Lincoln.(ADVANCE: Talking Points)(gay rumor)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The phrase "queer as a $3 bill" existed long before "queer" was a synonym for "gay." However, Abraham Lincoln, who ...
Mad money.(ADVANCE: Talking Points)(John Nash)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Despite his denials, reports of gay affairs persist about economist and nut job John Nash. He was arrested in a Santa ...
Suze Orman.(ADVANCE: Talking Points)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Suze Orman, the no-nonsense financial guru mid lesbian, ends each show with the phrase "people first, then ...
That makes no cents.(ADVANCE: Talking Points)(Lawrence Summers)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... One of Obama's chief economic advisers, Lawrence Summers, retired from the presidency of Harvard University after several ...
Rubber & glue.(ADVANCE: Talking Points)(Barney Frank and Dick Armey)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Gay congressman Barney Frank is chairman of the House Financial Services Committee. Former House ...
Malcolm Forbes.(ADVANCE: Talking Points)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... Malcolm Forbes was the publisher of Forbes, one of the world's leading financial publications. He collected Faberge eggs, had go-go boys at ...
Mr. President here's another thing to change: journalist and mom Katia Hetter hates that her partner has to pay taxes on her health care benefits. Could that change under Obama?(ADVANCE: My Take)(Barack Obama)
Apr 01, 2009; ... I'M TRYING TO PICK UP multicolored blocks, find the missing giraffe for the stuffed Noah's ark, and keep the baby from pulling over the flat-screen, when my wife walks through the door. "It's the annual screw-you letter," she says, handing over the January reminder that my health care is ...
Thirty years of Faeries: three decades ago a group of freethinking men declared that being gay was about more than hedonism.(ADVANCE: Exhibit A)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] NUDITY AND MUD--these are the two things most commonly associated with the Radical Faeries. But the men who put together the first Faeries gathering in the Arizona desert 30 years ago--people like Harry Hay, John Burnside, and Don Kilhefner--weren't just ...
Up in smoke: bumming cigarettes doesn't make you any less of a smoker. Quitting does.(Health)(gay's health)
Apr 01, 2009; ... MORE AND MORE I hear gay men and women say they're cutting back on cigarettes like they're cutting" back on calories. But when it comes to quitting smoking, you can't apply dieting logic. True, smoking less does reduce your exposure to harmful carcinogens, and it's better than smoking ...
Showstopping design: Wynn Encore raises the style stakes on the Las Vegas Strip.(Travel)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WITH A GLISTENING EXTERIOR THAT MIRRORS THE BRONZE sheath of its next-door sibling, the Wynn Encore could easily be mistaken for an expansion of the flagship Wynn Las Vegas. But this luxurious recent addition to Sin City's skyline sets a distinctive stage ...
A quieter riot: West Hollywood's new Andaz Hotel is an isle of style in a gaudy Sunset sea.(THE BIG PICTURE)(Hotel review)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IN LOS ANGELES, SHORTHAND for West Hollywood--the tiny, trendy city abutted by the metropolis on three sides, and by Beverly Hills on the fourth-is WeHo. The nickname is fitting since West Hollywood is where many Angelenos go to get laid. Separated by a ...
Southwest Sojourn: the fast-growing desert metropolis of Phoenix pulls in plenty of business travelers, but it's the bounty of spa resorts, cutting-edge restaurants, and intriguing cultural offerings that keeps visitors coming back for more.(UNCONVENTIONAL TRAVEL)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THE FIFTH-LARGEST CITY IN THE UNITED STATES, Phoenix sprawls across the bone-dry Sonoran Desert, surrounded on all sides by sizable communities: Scottsdale, Tempe, Glendale. But beyond the tangles of freeways and strip malls strung together like sausage ...
Reel travel: When journalist Dennis Hensley vacations, he looks for dark theaters, drama, and happy endings.(VANTAGE POINT)(film festivals)
Apr 01, 2009; ... I OFTEN GET GUFF FROM TRAVELING companions because I like to go to the movies when I'm on vacation. "We're in Maui," my now-ex-boyfriend once scoffed, "and you want to go sit in a dark room and watch Casino Royale?" Yes, I do. So there. So it's no surprise that my favorite ...
Of pastors and politicians: Portland mayor Sam Adams and Colorado evangelist Ted Haggard both got caught with their pants down, but these men's improprieties have less to do with sex than with the unrealistic standards we set for our role models.
Apr 01, 2009; ... IN RECENT WEEKS, TWO GAY SEX scandals have created steamy headlines, overheated blog commentary, and lots of talk radio froth. Out of Portland, Ore., came the story of the openly gay mayor, 45-year-old Sam Adams, who admitted that several years ago he had a sexual relationship with a ...
Recession? What Recession? Prevailing market wisdom says gays are less affected by economic downturns than heterosexuals. But how wise is that wisdom?
Apr 01, 2009; ... THERE ARE WINNERS and losers in recessions. The obvious losers are laid-off workers, businesses that can no longer turn profits, and nonprofit organizations that rely on charitable contributions. But among the winners are some surprises--take advertising firms that target gay folks, for ...
Charity case: state budget cuts threaten to debilitate--or worse, shut down--local LGBT organizations.
Apr 01, 2009; ... NOBODY UNDERSTANDS the current fiscal crisis and its effect on state budgets better than John Laird. Until November 20081 Laird was a member of the California state assembly, where he chaired the budget committee. He also chaired the state's LGBT caucus, fiercely defending the various ...
The mysterious world of the muxes: amid Mexico's traditional culture of machismo, in the state of Oaxaca there exists a rare and unexpected sanctuary for muxes, men who live their lives as women. Photographer Ann Summa immersed herself in their culture and captured these stunning portraits of their lives.
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] THERE'S A LEGEND IN MEXICO that says when God was flying over the country distributing homosexuals, he got tired over the state of Oaxaca and left most of them there. This southern state, where many indigenous Zapotec residents still honor ...
The cult of Grey Gardens: David Colman the layers of one of camps most iconic stones to uncover the film's strange heart and why it's still beating.(SPECTATOR: Television)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] LIKE MOST OF THE BEST things in life--opera, wine, meditation, anal sex-the weird world of Grey Gardens is an acquired taste. And as with many acquired tastes, the first sip makes quite an impression. When I first saw the ...
The equation: this month's cultural math.(The Afterlife, The Informers, and The Secrets)(Table)
Apr 01, 2009 ... <Pre> [ILLUSTRATION [ILLUSTRATION [ILLUSTRATIONOMITTED] OMITTED] OMITTED] Miss CLEO+ "I SEE DEAD = THE AFTERLIFE PEOPLE" The 99-centThe new here! infomercialNetwork ...
And on a lighter note: you may have heard his collaborations with Bjork or Morrissey, but it's with his new full-length album, The Crying Light, that Antony Hegarty finally comes into his own.(SPECTATOR: Music)
Apr 01, 2009; ... "ANTONY'S FUNNY," his publicist says. This seems unlikely, given that we're talking about Antony Hegarty, the singer-songwriter whose beautiful new album, The Crying Light, a lament for our abused planet, has moved countless critics to extol his bleakness. One reveres Hegarty's "mournful ...
He's not bad, he just writes that way: on the eve of his Broadway debut, playwright and screenwriter Neil LaBute takes on his critics' charges that he's a misogynist, a homophobe, and an embodiment of the worst aspects of male behavior.(SPECTATOR: Theater)
Apr 01, 2009; ... AFTER SHOWING A CLIP of male Democratic presidential candidates verbally attacking Hillary Clinton during a 2007 debate, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart deadpanned, "It was like the most boring Neil LaBute play ever." Accustomed to being called out for the misogynistic themes he explored as ...
Too girly to be girls? Once averse to the boob tube, author T COOPER is now in love with TV--specifically with the hair-extended, acrylic-nailed sort, a la Rock of Love.(SPECTATOR: Viewpoint)
Apr 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WHEN I FIRST MET my girlfriend, five years ago, I thought I had to front like I hated TV. "I don't even have one in the house," she'd declared on one of our first dates. Of course, we were both ultimately most taken with matters of the printed ...
Express lane.(SPECTATOR: A-List)(Nathan Lane)(Interview)
Apr 01, 2009; ... BELOVED FOR RUFFLING ROBIN WILLIAMS'S FEATHERS in The Birdcage and for voicing mouthy meerkat Timon in The Lion King, the Tony- and Emmy-winning Nathan Lane is about to tackle the role of Estragon in Waiting for Godot, Samuel Beckett's seminal masterwork, which opens April 30 at Studio 54 ...
I advocate ...(Sierra Club)(Brief article)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Here's what Brothers & Sisters star LUKE MACFARLANE is passionate about this month ... THE SIERRA CLUB. "I am a lifetime member of this organization, which John Muir founded on the principle that a society can be judged on the value it places on its wild spaces-and that the ...
I also advocate ...
Apr 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ... CATHERINE OPIE. I was lucky enough to catch her recent retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. I knew of her name and I was familiar with her iconic photos of lesbian couples, but I had never been exposed to the range of her work. I ...