The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) articles from February 2005

The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine) archives from February 2005

Persons of the year?(reader forum)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2005... Hooray that The Advocate decided to include New Paltz mayor Jason West, a Green Party member, as one of the people of the year [December 21]. West has "long advocated for gays' right to marry." Why? one might ask. Because of the Green Party...

Burning over Bush.(reader forum)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2005... I was extremely disheartened to read Abner Mason's apologia for President Bush ["Why Bush's Win Is a Victory for Gays," December 21]. While I understand that many centrist gays and lesbians have a valid argument in claiming that second-class...

Can you hear me now?(reader forum)(Letter to the Editor)
February 1, 2005... I was pleased to read your article about the national GLBT hotline ["A Phone Call Away," December 21]. There is another GLBT helpline, based in Boston, that has been running since 1972 and housed at Fenway Community Health for over 15 years. We...

Reader comments from www.advocate.com.(The Advocate Poll)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... In the December 21 issue, we asked: Did the images of gay couples marrying in 2004 help the gay rights movement? * "It angered many anti-gay marriage voters. It brought to the limelight their great fears." * "It may not seem so...

Kiss and tell.(my perspective)
February 1, 2005... It started off as a pleasant evening. I was visiting Austin while working on some writing projects. One night I ran into a friend at a coffee shop and we walked to the nearby Texas capitol grounds, where a number of people were biking, jogging,...

Rants & raves.
February 1, 2005... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: "My hairdresser and makeup artist got a little carried away.... The next thing I know, I'm being called some 'transgendered-esque.' It was the nastiest thing I've really ever heard." --Nicolette...

Global marriage boom: 2005 is shaping up as the year of marriage equality everywhere but here.(At Issue)
February 1, 2005... Described by many as the "year of gay marriage" in the United States, 2004 saw some major developments, including the full legalization of marriage for same-sex couples in Massachusetts. Now 2005 is shaping up to be the year of gay marriage...

Sex and murder in Iraq.(Military)
February 1, 2005... Pvt. Federico Merida of the U.S. P National Guard was assigned to protect his fellow soldiers at an Army base in Iraq. Instead he killed one of them after the two men had consensual sex in a guard tower near Tikrit. According to...

A struggle out of the LAPD.(Police)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Los Angeles police sergeant Robert Duncan is getting more than $200,000 from the city to settle an antigay discrimination lawsuit. But he's disappointed that the public won't get to hear about the hostile climate he endured. "There are a number...

Dancing together in Utah.(High School)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... Jason Atwood was told he would have to ask his parents if he could bring his boyfriend, Tom Tolman, to dances at his Utah high school. Now the only person the 17-year-old senior has to ask is his boyfriend. Citing the potential for antigay...

A federal ban in 2005?(Marriage)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... The Bush administration and Republican Senate majority leader Bill Frist have recently said they will continue to push a federal constitutional ban on same-sex marriage that failed last year. But despite Republican gains in Congress on November...

Across the nation.(The Nation)
February 1, 2005... In a scheduling snafu that angered many parents, a group of children arriving for an early-morning swim meet at the New City YMCA on December 19 were greeted by participants in a transgender fashion show, which had been under way since about...

A tsunami's devastation.(Asia)
February 1, 2005... Among those places hardest hit by the devastating tsunami caused by a massive earthquake off the coast of Indonesia on December 26 (Christmas evening in the United States) was Thailand's Patong Beach on Phuket Island, dubbed by many as the...

One church's crusade: United Church of Christ president John Thomas's message of inclusion is getting out without help from CBS or NBC.(Behind the Headlines)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... Despite the rejection of its pro-gay TV ad by networks CBS and NBC in late November, the United Church of Christ is still getting its message out. The rejection and its resulting media firestorm "opened up a remarkable opportunity" to...

Raising the profile of depression.(Mental Health)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... When they were teenagers, Olympic diver Greg Louganis and actor Chad Allen each lived with severe bouts of panic, anxiety, sadness, and fear. Now the high-profile pair have teamed up to talk about depression in a first-of-its-kind nationwide...

Rising rates no surprise.(HIV/AIDS)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed an alarming 11% rise in the number of HIV diagnoses among gay and bisexual men between 2000 and 2003. But the news was little surprise to the AIDS doctors and...

Medicine and homophobia.(Catholicism)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... It's all in a name. At least that was the case for a gay student group at New York Medical College, a private Catholic-run school in the New York metropolitan area. After the group changed its name from Student Help to NYMC Lesbian, Gay,...

Died.(Transitions)
February 1, 2005... DIED: Joseph Hansen, 81, a mystery novelist known for creating fictional character Dave Brandstetter, one of the genre's first gay protagonists, of heart failure at his home in Laguna Beach, Calif., November 24. DIED: Reggie White, 43, a...

Andrew A. Chirls.(Appointed)
February 1, 2005... APPOINTED: Andrew A. Chiris, a Philadelphia attorney, as chancellor of the city's bar association, making him the first openly gay head of any state or major city bar, January 1.

National Stonewall Democrats.(Resigned)
February 1, 2005... RESIGNED: Dave Noble, from his post as executive director for the gay political group National Stonewall Democrats after two years at the helm, November 19, Noble will officially step down in February,

Respected and normal in Ohio.(Generation Q)
February 1, 2005... As a 21st-century openly gay teen, I Am like to think of myself as sophisticated. I enjoy the operas Lakme, La Boheme, and Tosca. I've read Leo Tolstoy, Charlotte Bronte and Virginia Woolf. I'm a devout monarchist, a professed atheist, and I'm...

Bush's second term.(Breaking News)
February 1, 2005... President Bush has promised to continue his battle against marriage equality and in favor of antigay federal judges in his second term, beginning January 20. Find our twice-daily updates exclusively on Advocate.com.

Lovin' Leisha.(Arts & Entertainment)
February 1, 2005... The L Word's out lesbian cast member, Leisha Halley, gave The Advocate her only press interview before the show's 2003 debut. Find that story on Advocate.com.

Those crazy Canadians.(Commentary)
February 1, 2005... While the United States bans same-sex marriage state by state, the Canadian supreme court has endorsed marriage equality for all. Canadians also enjoy less violent crime and better education. Could it be they're smarter than us? Read Karel's...

Lesbians looking good on the cover: February 9, 1977.(From the Advocate Archives)
February 1, 2005... Long before The Advocate covered the hit Showtime series The L Word and long before the word lesbian was even in its masthead, the magazine routinely featured lesbians on the cover. In 1977 a feature on the "The Lesbian Look" examined the...

Out in Park City.(the Buzz)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2005... IT'S UP, UP, and away to the queer-friendly Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, which opens its 2005 shebang with out writer-director Don Roos's Happy Endings. "Oh, my God, it's great," coos Roos of the honor. He previously attended...

Roseanne Barr.(Big Gay Following)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... A consolation in the George W. Bush era: Roseanne Barr has cooked up a new stand-up show, Let the Healing Begin! "One thing about this being such a bad time for citizens is that it's a great time for artists," asserts the sitcom maverick and...

Young, gay, and OK: cultural shifts and supportive parents are leading gay youths to come out earlier, some before their teens.(Youth)
February 1, 2005... In 2003, Sayre Chavez stood before his fifth-grade class and read the following poem: I am a child, a boy A boy who loves to play. I am a boy, a child A kid who is not afraid. I am a child, a boy A kid who is not...

Tribute to a news pioneer: during his life, Roy Aarons made newspapers and television respect GLBT America.(In Memoriam)(Obituary)
February 1, 2005... Leroy "Roy" Aarons lived a distinguished journalism career--a journey that took trim from coveting the South during the turbulent 1960s to writing about the death of Robert F. Kennedy to guiding The Oakland [Calif.] Tribune, as executive...

Brudnoy's last broadcast: David Brudnoy's successful radio career was an unlikely mix of quiet conversation and strong political convictions.(In Memoriam)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
February 1, 2005... As one of the nation's first prominent gay conservatives, Boston radio talk-show host David Brudnoy defied convention. He was known for a crisp wit and quiet conversational style in an era of loudmouth shock jocks, but even more so for having...

Notes on Sontag: out novelist Allan Gurganus pays tribute to a lost genius.(In Memoriam)(Obituary)
February 1, 2005... Writer Susan Sontag died December 28 at age 71 after a long battle with cancer. She left behind an impressive body of fiction and criticism, including her seminal 1960s essays "Notes on Camp" and "Against Interpretation." She also left behind...

20/20 hindsight.(Media)
February 1, 2005... A late-November episode of the ABC News program 20/20 about the killing of gay college student Matthew Shepard outraged many gay and lesbian viewers--and Shepard's mother, Judy--with its self-styled "new" conclusion that the murder was not...

Delivering discrimination: FedEx is among the companies refusing benefits to married gay employees in Massachusetts. The firms blame the federal government for their own decision to discriminate.(Marriage)
February 1, 2005... In May a small group of friends and family gathered in Cambridge, Mass., to watch John Richard and Tom Cerruto officially get married after being together for nine years. "It really was a simple thing," Richard says. "We all went out for...

Standing my gay ground.(minority retort)
February 1, 2005... I am not moving to Canada. Believe me, I thought about it. One of my best friends in Vancouver is a celebrated 7-foot drag queen named Joan-E. I could've have easily taken up residence in one of her shoes, but now is not the time for cowardice....

Welcome back to L world: can't wait for The L Word to get its sexy motor purring again? Neither can we. Revving us up are stars Katherine Moennig, Leisha Hailey, and Erin Daniels, who provide the scoop on new twists, on camera and off.(Interview)(Cover Story)
February 1, 2005... Of all the unforgettable scenes during the first season of Showtime's The L Word--not forgetting those red-hot lesbian sex romps we never imagined seeing on TV--one shining moment remains most indelible: Erin Daniels's performance of the...

Guest gals.
February 1, 2005... You know it's a hit when the really cool names start clamoring to get into the credits. Season 1 brought us Rosanna Arquette as a lesbi-curious Hollywood wife and Lolita Davidovich as the globe-trotting lover of Eurosexy Karina Lombard. (Sigh....

Are we visible yet? We're seeing more lesbian characters on TV, but for some critics, they're just a disappointing rehash of stereotypes.
February 1, 2005... No matter how you argue it, American TV fans are seeing a wider slice of lesbian life than ever before. But does that mean we're really being seen for who we are? Not by a long shot, say some lesbian opinion makers. True, the networks have...

Meet "the Lady": introducing a woman into the Queer Eye for the Straight Girl team may be more about sisterhood than lesbian inclusion.
February 1, 2005... There are some things a woman doesn't want to talk about with a man, even her gay best friend. Or, in the case of Bravo's new Queer Eye for the Straight Girl, her three brand-new gay best friends: Robbie, Damon, and Danny. That's why the show's...

Wolfe's new direction: out director George C. Wolfe talks about moving from theater to film with HBO's Lackawanna Blues.(television)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... Planted firmly in the center of Lackawanna Blues--the film debut of preeminent theater director George C. Wolfe, airing February 12 on HBO--is the heroic character of Nanny, owner of an old-time "colored" boardinghouse in Lackawanna, N.Y....

Working the runway: out designer Michael Kors tells it like it is to would-be fashionistas on Bravo's Project Runway.(television)
February 1, 2005... Take 12 amateur clothing designers challenge them to create stunning catwalk-worthy fashions, have them judged by industry heavyweights, and promise numerous rewards, including a chance to display their work at Fall Fashion Week in New York...

Decorating as fast as he can: from reality TV to Broadway to a home store of his own, out actor and entrepreneur Bryan Batt is running white-hot.(television)
February 1, 2005... When Bryan Batt proclaims "I'm a firm believer in and, not or," he ain't kidding. Not only is the veteran of nine Broadway musicals currently on standby for star Gary Beach in the revival of La Cage aux Folles, but in the past year, Batt--who...

Spring onto the stage: from winter's depths to May's renewal, you can warm your heart and revitalize your mind with these hot offerings by and about gays and lesbians.(theater)(Calendar)
February 1, 2005... OPEN NOW CAROLINE, OR CHANGE San Francisco, Curran Theatre, January 14-February 20 Tonya Pinkins stars in the compelling musical penned by Angels in America Pulitzer Prize-winner Tony Kushner (music by Jeanine Tesori); a young boy...

Harold Maude: out talent Eric Millegan tells all about playing Harold in a new musical version of the '70s cult classic film.(theater)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... Harold and Maude--the cult classic 1971 film starring 70something Ruth Gordon and 20-something Bud Cort as unconventional lovers--is starting to sing out. A new musical version with book and lyrics by Tom Jones (of The Fantasticks fame) and...

All the lonely people: artist and Generation X novelist Douglas Coupland talks about disaster movies, Google, and his new book, Eleanor Rigby. Oh, and he comes out.(books)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... When your first novel defines an entire generation, it's tricky, to say the least, to create a follow-up. But in the decade-plus since Canadian author Douglas Coupland nailed postboomer angst in his landmark 1991 novel, Generation X, he has...

Man! I feel like Shania: Shania Twain's fiendishly entertaining new collection inspires a trip down pink memory lane.(Sound Recording Review)
February 1, 2005... Listening to Shania Twain's Greatest Hits CD--complete with four new tracks--is like taking a musical tour through the past decade of my big, fat, occasionally gay life. And I must say, it's a life made considerably more endurable by the...

Brava, Sharon: with her powerful pairing with the New York Philharmonic, guitarist Sharon Isbin rules.
February 1, 2005... In the 10 years since classical guitarist Sharon Isbin came out publicly, she has won a Grammy award and has had one recording after another hit the Billboard charts. So much for the dangers of living an open life. Isbin has become the...

Soft and crunchy: Drew Daniel of Matmos plays around with punk in his side project, the Soft Pink Truth.(music)(Brief Article)(Interview)
February 1, 2005... Like all adolescents, gay or straight, Drew Daniel spent his teens establishing his identity. "Around the age of 13, I was a wannabe break-dancer, so I went through a tragic parachute pants-and-bandannas period," admits the San Francisco...

Eerie tunes.(Brief Article)(Sound Recording Review)
February 1, 2005... The liner notes provide the first indication that Dayclear & First Dark, the second full-length release from Daniel Givens, is operating outside the mainstream; among those cited "In memory of... " are jazz futurist Sun Ra, writer James...

His time at last: the gay African-American painter Beauford Delaney spent his most productive years in Paris. Now, more than 50 years later, American art lovers are getting a look.(art)
February 1, 2005... Until now, the gay African-American painter Beauford Delaney (1901-1979) may have been best known in art history circles as the less famous brother of realist painter Joseph Delaney--or, in gay history circles, as a father figure to James...

Memory and mangos: the comedy Goldfish Memory is a charming pansexual romp, while Mango Kiss goes where few lesbian films dare.(Movie Review)
February 1, 2005... With handsome cinematography and an intelligent script, this debut feature by Sascha Rice follows a newly arrived lesbian couple through their bumpy initiation into the intricate sexual mores of queer San Francisco in the '90s. Lou (Michelle...

Welcome to 1984.(broadside)
February 1, 2005... "Two and two are four." "Sometimes, Winston. Sometimes they are five. Sometimes they are three. Some times they are all of them at once. You must try harder. It is not easy to become sane." WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS...

The adventures of Ellen.(reader forum)(Letter to the Editor)
February 15, 2005... You are so right, Bruce Steele. Ellen DeGeneres is making the world laugh, and yes, hopefully, for one hour people are forgetting what they've been so worked up about [Letter From the Editor in Chief, January 18]. However, I'm optimistic that...

Blue state.(reader forum)(Letter to the Editor)
February 15, 2005... Michigan did not erase DP benefits for state employees [Letter From the Editor in Chief, January 18]. To be accurate, Michigan has never offered these to state employees. What was erased were benefits that, if passed, would not have gone into...

Group therapy.(reader forum)(Letter to the Editor)
February 15, 2005... Bruce Steele's editorial refers to a crisis in the "Human Rights Campaign--our best-funded champion in D.C. and on the nation's airwaves" [Letter From the Editor in Chief, January 18]. HRC shouldn't be funded by gays at all. We have wiser and...

It's all in the timing.(reader forum)(Letter to the Editor)
February 15, 2005... I really enjoy reading your magazine; however, your January 18 issue has an error. The time line ["Big Gay Year"] features a lesbian couple getting married March 8 in Asbury Park, N.J. There is only one gay couple who were and are married in...

The few, the proud.(reader forum)(Letter to the Editor)
February 15, 2005... My son was discharged from the Marine Corps for being HIV-positive. I myself am retired from the Marine Corps with 23 years' service. My son told me on Christmas Day 2000 that he was bisexual. I am now a counselor and counsel teenagers. My son...

Sans Franz.(reader forum)(Letter to the Editor)
February 15, 2005... Recently I bought the debut album by the Scottish band Franz Ferdinand. Due solely to the song "Michael" this CD should have been on your list of "Top 10 Albums" [January 18]. The lyrics include lines like "Michael, you're the boy with all the...

Reader comments from www.advocate.com.(The Advocate Poll)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... In the December 21 issue, we asked: Did the images of gay couples marrying in 2004 help the gay rights movement? * "Here in the state of Ohio I heard numerous people say they were tired of the whole gay 'thing,' Voting for Issue I was...

No queers need volunteer.(my perspective)
February 15, 2005... After more than a decade together my partner, Jamie, and I are still spontaneous people. Our daughter spent a great deal of time in Thailand last summer in areas that were devastated by the December 26 tsunami. She has a lot of friends there,...

Rants & raves.
February 15, 2005... "I have far more in common with Tevye than with Edna. I'm not a heterosexual woman: --Harvey Fierstein, on taking over the lead in Fiddler on the Beef on Broadway after playing a drag role in Hairspray, as quoted in New York's Daily News,...

Marriage ban momentum: will 2005 become a repeat of last year's frenzy of state constitutional amendments?(At Issue)
February 15, 2005... Hoping to capitalize on the momentum from voters' passage last year of 13 state constitutional bans on same-sex marriage, antigay factious across the nation are gearing up for another big go-round in 2005. "It's going to be a tough slog for the...

Crocodiles and child custody.(Parenting)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... What do a crocodile, teenagers, and gay fathers have in common? They're all part of a $30 million lawsuit against the Greenwich, Conn., police department for alleged harassment. Gary Ryder, 50, filed the suit after police entered his home in...

Gray havens.(Seniors)
February 15, 2005... With increasing financial support, the development of retirement housing for the country's "gay and gray" population has shifted from a longtime dream to a growing reality. The Los Angeles-based Gay and Lesbian Elder Housing project...

Tread marks on our hearts.(Legislation)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... Residents of Virginia might get to declare their opposition to same-sex marriage not only in the voting booth--but also on their cars. To accompany a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, Republican L. Scott Limgamfelter...

All together now.(Civil Rights)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... Hoping to bring optimism to a gay rights movement still reeling from the results of state and national elections in 2004, 22 national gay rights organizations came together on January 13 to issue an unprecedented statement of unity. "The speed...

A threat to gay parents.(Adoption)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... Now that antigay forces have gained momentum in banning same-sex marriage in states across the nation, will adoption rights for gays be next? The U.S. Supreme Court on January 10 declined to hear an appeal to Florida's blanket ban on adoption...

Across the Nation.(The Nation)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... San Francisco, Calif. Mayor Gavin Newsom, who launched a high-profile crusade to issue over 4,000 marriage licenses to gay couples last year, announced on January 5 that he was filing for divorce from his wife, TV legal analyst Kimberly...

A victory for gay parents.(Israel)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... Israel's supreme court justices cautioned that their January 10 decision allowing a lesbian couple to adopt each other's children was not precedent-setting. But Tal Yaros-Hakak, one of the lesbian mothers of three boys conceived from donated...

D.C. Republican hope: Bob Kabel says his election as the first openly gay head of a Republican Party committee is part of a larger GOP trend.(Behind the Headlines)(Interview)
February 15, 2005... When Washington attorney and political activist Bob Kabel was elected chair of the D.C. Republican Party Committee in December, it was no secret that the 58-year-old former Reagan administration appointee is gay. He has been active in the Log...

The last gay bookstore.(Retail)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... Has the gay bookstore industry become a victim of its own success? Citing increased competition from the Internet and large retail chains, the owner of the Creative Visions bookstore in Manhattan closed up shop on December 31. The closure left...

The real facts about condoms.(Health)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... At a time when the federal government is being accused of distributing misinformation about the efficacy of condoms, gay consumers can still get the facts from the media. In the February issue of Consumer Reports magazine, 23 brands and...

Taking it out on the kids.(Catholicism)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... The Vatican says gay and lesbian relationships defy church teachings, so that logic must extend to barring gay couples' kids from school, a group of parents in Orange County, Calif., says. They have asked the local diocese to force St. John the...

Toni Broaddus, a longtime gay activist from California.(Appointed)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... APPOINTED: Toni Broaddus, a longtime gay activist from California, as the first executive director for Equality Federation, a coalition of state gay rights groups, January 5.

Michael Viola, a family law attorney, as cochair of the Penssylvania Bar Association's Committee.(Appointed)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... APPOINTED: Michael Viola, a family law attorney, as cochair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Committee on the Legal Rights of Gay Men and Lesbians, January 6.

Dan Baker, an openly gay Long Beach city councilman.(Reelected)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... REELECTED: Dan Baker, an openly gay Long Beach city councilman, as president of the International Network of Lesbian and Gay Officials, January 6.

Renee Gilinger, 30, as cochair of Philadelphia's Liberty City Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club.(Resigned)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... RESIGNED: Renee Gilinger, 30, as cochair of Philadelphia's Liberty City Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club, after acknowledging a straight relationship with the other club cochair, Michael Marsico, in December.

Outed to mom, then expelled.(Generation Q)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... My parents couldn't believe it when the principal of Trinity Christian Academy told them I was gay, was running a supportive Web site for gay youths, and was likely to be expelled. Then six days later I was expelled. Since then, my parents...

Stick to our guns.(Commentary)
February 15, 2005... Quoting Martin Luther King and Susan B. Anthony, Cheryl Jacques argues that the current so-called antigay "backlash" is nothing new: It's just the surfacing of existing prejudice. The only way to move forward, writes the former Massachusetts...

Take it to the states.(Commentary)
February 15, 2005... "At long last," writes North Carolina's Ian Palmquist, cochair of the national Equality Federation, "our movement has begun to understand what state leaders have been saying for year: We cannot change minds in Congress without first changing...

Gay in rural America: February 25, 1992.(From the Advocate Archives)
February 15, 2005... Long before they were generally referred to as "red states," the rural parts of the country saw a burgeoning gay presence. "In spite of right-wing backlash, increasing gay bashings, and antigay "morality" crusades, a gay and lesbian...

Christina's shoe fetish.(the buzz)(Brief Article)
February 15, 2005... SKECHERS MAY BE giving Birkenstocks a run for their money in the lesbian market, judging by an ongoing supersapphic series of salacious print ads featuring Christina Aguilera. Dubbed "Naughty and Nice," the campaign has Aguilera playing dual...

Mr. Jones tells it like it is.(the buzz)
February 15, 2005... OPINIONATED Web columnist and occasional Advocate contributor Anderson Jones (at left) is one of a contentious quintet talking about movies on AMC's Movie Club With John Ridley. For Jones, the new gig is a culmination of sorts: "All those years...

Rockin' for Valentine's.(the buzz)
February 15, 2005... UNTIL YOU and your partner can legally say "I do," the Human Rights Campaign has a way for you to say "I will" this Valentine's Day. Love Rocks, a 32-song double CD from HRC and Centaur Music, includes lesbian icon Melissa Etheridge,...

Bill Maher.(Big Gay Following)(Interview)
February 15, 2005... The sweetest sourpuss we know, Bill Maher has often used his HBO political joust-and-jest show Real Time With Bill Matter, which starts a new season February 18, to champion gay fights and same-sex marriage. With iris political incorrectness...