The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) articles from April 2007

The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) archives from April 2007

Meet Evan Ross.(TV)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Will Lt. Gaeta come out?(TV)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Introducing the riches.(TV)(new show on F/X)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Two views on combatting hate crimes.(POLITICS)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Suzanne Somers parties.(TRENDS)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Narcissistic, but in a good way: while the glut of online journals and blogs grows exponentially every day. there exist messages of value to questioning youths.
April 10, 2007

Out on the street.(view of minorities on presidents)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Team spirit.(Letter to the editor)
April 10, 2007

Rhymes with maggot.(Letter to the editor)
April 10, 2007

Knipped in the bud?(Letter to the editor)
April 10, 2007

Brokeback Snickers.(Letter to the editor)
April 10, 2007

Friends in need.(Letter to the editor)
April 10, 2007

The advocate poll.
April 10, 2007

Tell it to this Marine.(MILITARY)(Eric Alva)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Color me transgender.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Murder in Detroit.(CRIME)
April 10, 2007

Bob Hattoy.(DIED)(AIDS activists )(Obituary)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Kathy Worthington.(DIED)(Obituary)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Hilary Rosen, 48, and Elizabeth Birch, 50, after 15 years together.(SPLIT)(first same sex couple)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Louisiana State University.(RESIGNED)(Pokey Chatman)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Talkin' 'bout a revolution.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(HomoRevolution Tour 2007)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Apology accepted.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

The advocate calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
April 10, 2007

Rants & raves.(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Karma's a bitch.(BUZZ)(Creative Artists Agency Inc. fires Michael Savage)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

A matter of life and death: for months Paula Jacquard watched her friend Mark fight AIDS and cancer, proving once again that in queer culture the family you rely on is the one you make.(FIRST PERSON)
April 10, 2007

GenQ poll.(GENQ)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

"That's so gay" war.(GENQ)(Rebekah Rice sues)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Tyler A. Hughes.(OUTSPOKEN)
April 10, 2007

Will Arnett.(BIG GAY FOLLOWING)(Interview)
April 10, 2007

The power of hope: in the arsenal against HIV, hope is the weapon that strengthens all the others. Jerome Groopman and activist Jonathan Perry explain.(HEALTH)
April 10, 2007

The next line of attack: the previous generation of anti-HIV drugs changed AIDS from an untreatable epidemic into a survivable disease. The next crop aims to get rid of the virus altogether.(HEALTH)
April 10, 2007

Seasons change: crystal meth addiction doesn't follow the rules of traditional rehabilitation. New Seasons clinic in California looks inside the brains of addicts to crack the code.(HEALTH)
April 10, 2007

Paths of glory: pathways to wellness, a holistic health center in Boston, mixes up a different HIV cocktail.(HEALTH)
April 10, 2007

The greening of Fritz Haeg: architect Fritz Haeg was a Manhattan power player who designed all the right spaces. Now he's creating the good life in Los Angeles with a hip school, edible landscapes, and one really gay house.(PEOPLE)
April 10, 2007

Behind the gay-friendly faces: no, they're not for same-sex marriage, but Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama--the 2008 Democratic presidential front-runners--are good for gags in general, right? Or are they? An insiders view.
April 10, 2007

Just our curt of tea: the new anthology Baby Remember My Name pays homage to Michelle Tea, the queen of queer girl writing, just as she's relinquishing the crown.(CULTURE)(Baby Remember My Name: An Anthology of New Queer Girl Writing)
April 10, 2007

Getting warmer: the snow has melted, and your shorts have missed you. Here are all the things you need to create a personal spring awakening.(LIFE/STYLE)
April 10, 2007

Summer love for two: planning summer vacations for you and your honey used to be harder. Now there are hundreds of hideaways that wish you were there.(LIFE/STYLE)
April 10, 2007

Fantastic family fun: good news as we hit vacation time: With Rosie at the helm, the world keeps getting more hospitable to our families.(LIFE/STYLE)(Rosie O'Donnell )
April 10, 2007

The faces of Fred: Frederick Weller got his big break starring in Christine Vachon's classic film Stonewall. Now he returns to his gay roots, playing not one but six characters in Terrence McNally's new Broadway play, some men.(THEATER)(Some Men)
April 10, 2007... "I don't know anybody in the closet," insists Frederick Weller, before checking out his new military haircut in a mirror over my shoulder backstage at Manhattan's Second Stage Theatre. "Well, I heard about a guy--and I really don't know who...

Second opinions.
April 10, 2007

Cinephile.(Color Me Kubrick)
April 10, 2007

DVD picks.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Soft + Modern: in an excerpt from their new coffee-table book Let's Get Comfortable, Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams show you how to create an easy modern look.(BOOK EXCERPT)(Excerpt)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Good girl: Hilary Duffs all grown-up, and she's looking a little like Kylie Minogue.(MUSIC)(Dignity)(Sound recording review)
April 10, 2007

CD picks.(MUSIC)(Brief article)
April 10, 2007

Hysterical blindness: in 1983 we knew nothing conclusive about AIDS--except that it destroyed everything in its path. And as The Advocate reported then, many didn't want to know much else. Twenty-four years later, everything--and nothing--has changed.
April 10, 2007

Give'em hell, Larry: our angry prophet Larry Kramer won't be mellowing any time soon. Nor should we.(FROM THE EDITORS)
April 24, 2007... One thing about Larry Kramer: He cuts to the chase. "Dear straight people, Why do you hate gay people so much?" Kramer begins in a March 20 Los Angeles Times op-ed piece rebuking Marine general Peter Pace for his infamous gay-sex-is-immoral...

Out on the street.(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... We asked a sampling of LGBT people in Portland, Ore.: "Could an openly gay singer win American Idol?" MARK BARTLING, 21 RECEPTIONIST "Yes, even as closedminded as America is today, talent would override sexuality." CATHY...

Wher some boys are.(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
April 24, 2007... Am I the only one that thinks that Bay Culture is a story that has been told before ["In Bed With Derek," March 27]? The aloof antimonogamist and the complicated relationships of gay men seems awfully familiar (five seasons of Queer as Folk)....

Hitting close to home.(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
April 24, 2007... Thanks for the Best Places to Live article in the March 27 issue ["Where We Live"]. There is another city where something truly remarkable is happening--Modesto, Calif. When I moved here in late 2000 from San Francisco, it was like dropping off...

Chasing Sarah Aswell.(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
April 24, 2007... Bravo for publishing articles like Sarah Aswell's "Chasing the Duclod Man" [March 27]. Articles like this one--so intriguing and well-written--appeal to a wide audience and make your magazine interesting and accessible to LGBT allies like me....

She's the top.(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
April 24, 2007... I knew Barbara Gittings during the early 1960s ["Losing a Founding Mother," March 27]. She was a remarkable individual. She had three highly developed qualities: courage, determination, and kindness. No one who didn't do it can know the courage...

Not sorry enough?(FROM THE READERS)(Letter to the editor)
April 24, 2007... While I somewhat appreciate Justin Goddard's change of heart in his letter decrying his staunch support of anti--gay marriage legislation ["Dear Advocate, I'm Sorry," March 27] on beth a state and national level, I still have one question: What...

Corrections.(Correction notice)
April 24, 2007... Rachel Griffiths, we misidentified gay character Kevin on Brothers & Sisters; the actor's name is Matthew Rhys. And in the Calendar from the same issue, Delmas Howe was mistakenly described as a Texas artist. Though bern in Texas, Howe was...

The advocate poll.(FROM THE READERS)(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... Q: Do you prefer to live in an integrated neighborhood rather than a distinct gay ghetto? How readers responded to the Advocate.com poll question featured in the March 27 issue of The Advocate * "Because my children are the center of...

Speaking in tongues.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... WeHo Church's new Adam & Steve comic book depicts a pair of sexy young twinks coming on to each other--certainly not a typical religious tract. Conceived and written by the West Hollywood, Calif., church's pastor, terry Brewer, the insouciant...

Muses legal products--an inspired idea? The straight founder of a company that provides financial and legal documents for unmarried couples is finding that LGBT groups are less than impressed.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(Deborah Dillon)(lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people)
April 24, 2007... When Deborah Dillon started her Muses Legal Products company last year, she expected the documents she developed for unmarried couples' legal and financial protection--from medical care to estate planning--to appeal to straight and gay...

Not your average LGBT center: with its environmentally correct design and an online registry of chic furniture to donate, Chicago's Center on Halsted is a new kind of community gathering place.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people's The Center on Halsted)
April 24, 2007... In the world of charitable giving, big spenders can leave their mark on rooms and buildings named in their honor. But what about those with shallower pockets? The Center on Halsted, Chicago's first LGBT center, offers a novel alternative: an...

Gao to the rescue: China didn't want her to leave, but AIDS activist Gao Yaojie came to the U.S. to accept a well-deserved award.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome)
April 24, 2007... Chinese AIDS activist Gao Yaojie was under house arrest for 20 days before being allowed to travel to Washington, D.C., in March to accept a Human Rights Award from the U.S. women's group Vital Voices Global Partnership. But it was Beijing's...

HPV: boys allowed.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(human papillomavirus)
April 24, 2007... Since Gardasil, the first vaccine to target four strains of the human papillomavirus, including two known to cause around 75% of cervical careers, received approval in 2006 from the Food and Drug Administration, at least 20 states have...

Rene Portland.(RESIGNED)(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... RENE PORTLAND, as Penn State women's basketball coach, in State College, Pa., March 21. During her 27-year tenure she compiled a record of 606-236 and took the Lady Lions to the 2000 NCAA Final Four; she also faced numerous allegations that she...

Terry McMillan.(FILED SUIT)(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... TERRY MCMILLAN, 55, author of Waiting to Exhale and How Stella Got Her Groove Back, against her 32-year-old gay ex-husband, Jonathan Plummet, March 21, in Contra Costa County, Calif. Her suit alleges Plummer, a Jamaican national, married her in...

John Amaechi.(SIGNED)(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... JOHN AMAECHI, 36, the gay former NBA player, to a multiyear endorsement deal with HeadBlade, it was announced March 12 in Los Angeles. Amaechi's deal with the head-shaving razor manufacturer makes him the first openly gay male athlete to...

Tim Hardway.(DROPPED)(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... TIM HARDAWAY, 40, the former professional basketball player, from his endorsement deal with BaldGuyz, a rival to HeadBlade, because of his anti-gay comments sparked by Amaechi's coming-out, it was reported February 21.

Meet the bloggers.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... Arjan Writes >> Age: Too young to rock to Phil Collins and too old to dance to the Cheetah Girls Location: Atlanta Blog: ArjanWrites.com Year launched: 2003 Visitors per month: 180,000 and growing Why you started: "I love...

Bitter, party of one.(THE ADVOCATE REPORT)(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... Everyone from the Reverend Ted Haggard, who declared after three weeks of rehab that he is "completely beterosexual," to followers of self-help phenomenon The Secret has been undergoing dramatic transformations of late. But have you heard about...

The Advocate calendar.(Calendar)
April 24, 2007... PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW AT THE N.Y.C. ARMORY APRIL 12-15 With works from master talents like Loretta Lux, Robert Mapplethorpe, Annie Leibovitz, and F.C. Gundlach (left), this is the preeminent photo show of the year. QUEER MEDIA CONFERENCE IN LOS...

Rants & raves.(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... "People say, 'You don't talk about sexuality because you're worried about success in the U.S.' I say, 'Have you heard the fucking album? There's a song about a married man who has a homosexual affair.' There's no enigma." --British pop...

Happy ending?(BUZZ)(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... On eBay from March 9 to March 18 there were approximately 650 massage tables If or sale, but only one, a decade-old violet table looking worn and sporting a few small tears, was listed as "a piece of Ted Haggard history" and "the table where it...

High notes: songwriter Tomek Fior came to love his "feminine" voice, raising the question "when you really accept yourself, what will you sound like?".(FIRST PERSON)
April 24, 2007... You sound like a girl!" taunted my sixth-grade classmates during music class. My voice was, and still is, higher-pitched than what's expected of boys, and in the small Midwestern town of Maline, Ill., that can mean only one thing--you're gay....

Pete Wentz: if fall out boy is the toast of the emo-rock scene, bassist and lyricist Pete Wentz is the butter and the jam. Riding the success of its latest chart-topping CD, Infinity on High, and its lead single, "This Ain't a Scene, Its an Arms Race,' the 27-year-old exhibitionist told us about his gay posse and the one little thing keeping him from sealing the deal with a dude.(compact disc )(Interview)
April 24, 2007... Were you aware of your big gay following? Someone told me that one of our songs got played in gay clubs a lot, but I didn't realize that we had that big of a gay following. I have a lot of gay friends, though. Like my friend Nate, he's...

First violin: young, transgender, African-American--violinist Tona Brown is breaking all the rules.(GEN Q)
April 24, 2007... Tona Brown has always known she was different, but it took her a while to figure out what truly made her unique. "In church I was always taught we all have trials. Mine was finding out who I really was," she says. "I'm an artist who happens to...

Gen Q poll.(GEN Q)(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... Q: Which musician lights your fire? Sign on to The Advocate's Web site before April 17 to cast your vote and leave your comments. Results will appear in the May 22 issue. Powered by Socratic Technologies www.advocategenqpoll.com ...

Back in action: after joint chiefs of staff chairman Peter Pace called homosexuality immoral, seven retired officers came out. Their new duty? Showing America how honorable gay service members are .(MILITARY)
April 24, 2007... "For the first 36 hours we couldn't keep up with all of the e-mails and telephone calls," remembers retired Army chaplain Col. Paul W. Dodd. He's talking about the explosion of outrage that swept the ranks of gay and gay-friendly veterans after...

American Idol's Big Gay closet. with its sappy songs, flamboyant contestants, and metrosexual host, American Idol is the campiest thing on TV. But could an openly gay singer win?(THE MUSIC ISSUE)(television )
April 24, 2007... Divas like Fantasia, Kimberley Locke, and Jennifer Hudson attract legions of gay fans. Judge Simon Cowell and host Ryan Seacrest seem to be flirting as they delight in challenging each other's heterosexuality. And each season at least a few...

Truly madly gay: for years, the lead singer of the band Savage Garden wasn't just in the closet, he was in denial. Now the international pop star is remarried (this time to a man) and staging his musical comeback. Darren Hayes is finally ready to talk.(THE MUSIC ISSUE)
April 24, 2007... Almost everyone seems to have known pop star Darren Hayes was gay before he did. "It's weird, because I can say to you that at the age of 11, I was [thinking], Dear God, please don't make me gay," says Hayes. "But those words never came out of...

Trans rock: Lucas Silveira front man of the burgeoning Canadian rock band the Cliks, was born to rock and roll--he was also born a she.(THE MUSIC ISSUE)(Transsexual)
April 24, 2007... It's easy to see why Lucas Silveira gets hit on by women and gay men alike. The handsome vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for the Toronto-based pop-rock quartet the Cliks exudes an edgy yet easygoing masculine charm, punctuated by sexy...

Under the radar: Chris Garneau is moody and a little difficult. He's also the best new singer-songwriter you've never heard of ... yet.(THE MUSIC ISSUE)
April 24, 2007... When Chris Garneau describes himself practicing his piano as a 7-year-old in France, I can easily picture him sitting at the keys, boosted by the Paris phone book, straining to reach the pedals. He's in a cavernous, run-down Rue Oberkampf loft,...

Showing her true colors: kicking off her true colors tour in June, Cyndi Lauper once again proves she has pride.(THE MUSIC ISSUE)(Interview)
April 24, 2007... She hardly girl who just wants to have tim. Through-out her 30-year, Grammy-winning career, Cyndi Lauper has been there for us through thick and thin. Now she's created the True Colors tour, which aims to be an annual Gay and Lesbian Pride...

"Blah blah blah faggot".(THE WHITE PARTY)
April 24, 2007... Hey, queers, guess what? People still hate you. I know--it's shocking, isn't it? You may have been tricked for a few minutes into thinking that everything was going to be all right with society, that eventually you'd be able to just live your...

Opinions.(Second)(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... "The fact I'm here in Dublin and able to march and participate in inclusive events should send a message of how backward the New York parade is. [New York parade chairman] John Dunleavy obviously isn't interested in compromise. Last year he...

Keillor gets a pass.(THE WHITE PARTY)(Brief article)
April 24, 2007... The heat was on A Prairie Home Companion's Garrison Keillor in March, after he seemed to critique gays in his syndicated column: "The country has come to accept stereotypical gay men--sardonic fellows with fussy hair.... If they want to be...